[Route("api/contatti/{search?}")]
        public IHttpActionResult GetContatti(string search = null,
            int from = 0,int to = 3)
        {
            //_context.Database.Log = query => 
            //System.IO.File.AppendAllText(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("/App_Data/querylog.txt"), query);
            var elements = to - from;
            if (elements <= 0 || from < 0)
                return BadRequest("Richiesta non coerente");

            var contatti =  _context.CONTATTI.AsQueryable();

            if (search != null)
                contatti = contatti.Where(c => c.Nome.Contains(search) ||
                                               ...);

           contatti = contatti.OrderBy(c => c.Nome)
                     .Skip(from).Take(elements); 

            return Ok(contatti.AsEnumerable().Select(Mapper.Map<CONTATTI, ContattiDto>));
        }

const getContatti = async function (search) {
       
        try {
            const response = await fetch(`/api/contatti/${search}`);
            const contatti = await response.json();
            console.log(contatti);
            return contatti;
            
        } catch (e) {
            console.log(e);
        }     
    };

  public string ID { get; set; }

        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string TIPO { get; set; }

        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string NOME { get; set; }
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