Why JSON convert into javascript object.

mohan yadav

10y934

I have created web api which return JSON like below web api methods return list of book class

public HttpResponseMessage GetAllBooks()

{

list.Add(new Book() { Id = 1, Name = "Book1", Price = 0 });

list.Add(new Book() { Id = 2, Name = "Book2", Price = 0 });

HttpResponseMessage ob = new HttpResponseMessage();

return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, list);

//return list;

}

When i call it from ajax call it returns in javascript object like

resultArray[2]

result[0].ID, result[0].Name, result[0].Price and so on.

I am expectiing JSON like

[

{

"Id": 1,

"Name": "Book1",

"Price": 0,

{

"Id": 2,

"Name": "Book1",

"Price": 0,

},]

for the same i have to use JSON.Stringfy in ajax call.

Is there a way to get above JSON directly from web api or WCF rest.

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Chandu Kumawat10y ago
Convert object in json string using JavascriptSerializer class
Ranjit Powar10y ago
Try this

public HttpResponseMessage GetAllBooks()
{
list.Add(new Book() { Id = 1, Name = "Book1", Price = 0 });
list.Add(new Book() { Id = 2, Name = "Book2", Price = 0 });
return new HttpResponseMessage()
{
Content = new StringContent(JArray.FromObject(list).ToString(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
};
}
mohan yadav10y ago
Hi Nishant, This is not correct link, issue is, when i call service(WCF rest or web api) from ajax call then i expect clean JSON instead of javascript object.
Nishant Mittal10y ago
Hi..

Check this

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2086666/how-do-i-return-clean-json-from-a-wcf-service