I know that I can use following piece of code to refresh a div:
<%=Ajax.ActionLink( "Update", "Administration", new AjaxOptions { UpdateTargetId = "grid", LoadingElementId = "grid-wait" } ) %>
But this creates a link; user will have to click on it to get the view refreshed.
How can I make it automatic, i.e., like say if I want the grid to be refreshed after every five seconds?
Try this:
<p id="CurrentDateTime"></p>
<script src="../../Scripts/jquery-1.3.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.setInterval(updateDateTime, 5000);
function updateDateTime() {
$.get("GetCurrentDate?rnd=" + Math.random(1000), {}, function (r) {
$("#CurrentDateTime").html(r);
}, "text");
}
</script>
public ActionResult GetCurrentDate()
{
return Content(DateTime.Now.ToString("U"));
}