Json Serialization Error in asp.net mvc

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Its asp.net mvc paradigm. I have a Prices property on model that is an IList of type VMPrice. In view I do something like

<%var serializer = System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();%>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var prices = '<%:serializer.Serialize(Model.Prices)%>';
  alert(prices);
  prices = $.parseJSON(prices);  // This line throws exception Invalid Json object
</script>

The alert call on fourth line shows following string

[{&quot;SKUID&quot;:3,&quot;ExFactoryPrice&quot;:765.00},{&quot;SKUID&quot;:5,&quot;ExFactoryPrice&quot;:39.91}]

What's the problem here and how to get around this?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:32:49Z

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try using "<%=%>" instead of <%: %> so that it does not html encode it

also see this SO answer c# to json not rendering properly in view

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:32

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answered Sep 13, 2011 at 5:33

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Udi Cohen · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-13 05:23:16Z

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You need to unescape the string before parsing it.

[{&quot;SKUID&quot;:3,&quot;ExFactoryPrice&quot;:765.00},{&quot;SKUID&quot;:5,&quot;ExFactoryPrice&quot;:39.91}]

Should be:

[{"SKUID":3,"ExFactoryPrice":765.00},{"SKUID":5,"ExFactoryPrice":39.91}]

The simple thing in this case would be to replace &quote; with "

answered Sep 13, 2011 at 5:23

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