Passing Json from action method in Asp.net MVC

Question

I am fetching the last five added products like following :-

var products = pe.Products.OrderByDescending(p => p.Id).Take(5);

Now, I want to pass the above data as a Json in the following format :-

[{"content": "<div class='slide_inner'><a class=' continues... ","content_button": "<div class='thumb'><img src=' coninues... " }]

on a side note, I think you're miss-using JSON here. By definition JSON is to allow exchange of data between server and client in a lightweight way in an object notation. Normally you wouldn't put HTML into your C# entity would you? Why going with JSON here? — Paweł Staniec
– Paweł Staniec, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 8:33
@torm ya i realized that....Now, i am using the child action and passing them directly. Thanks for pointing and explaining out — Pankaj Upadhyay
– Pankaj Upadhyay, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 9:53

Stéphane Bebrone · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20 07:35:50Z

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From your Controller, you can return a JsonResult as the result of your action:

return Json(products)

Behind the scene, your Productcollection will be serialized in a json string by the JavaScriptSerializer.

answered Dec 20, 2011 at 7:35

Stéphane Bebrone

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I have an ActionResult method which returns Json("string"). This one simple passes string with no braces or brackets, why so ??

Because that's how a string is serialized into json. Use an anonymous object if you want to get an object as the output: Json(new { "aaa"});