c# to json not rendering properly in view

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Hi Im trying to send a string to a view that looks like json.

Im sending a list of places:

class Place 
        {
            public string title { get; set; }
            public string description { get; set; }
            public double latitude { get; set; }
            public double longitude { get; set; }
        }

List<Place> placeList = new List<Place>(); 
//add places to PlaceList

//Then i do this
System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer oSerializer = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
            string sJSON = oSerializer.Serialize(placeList);
            ViewBag.Places = sJSON;

In the view its rendering output like this though:

[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sdf sdfsd sdf sd f&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;sdf sdf sd fsd sd sdf sdf dssd sdf sd s&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:53.740259851464685,&quot;longitude&quot;:-2.4602634343627927},

How do i get it to render as normal json in the view? minus "etc?

Keith · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-05 15:13:18Z

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In your comment below you say your view is using @ViewBag.Places

Are you using Razor? If so the @ syntax does the same thing as <%: - it encodes the content.

Use the IHtmlString interface to avoid it, so either:

ViewBag.Places = new HtmlString(sJSON);

Or

@HtmlString(ViewBag.Places)

answered Jan 5, 2011 at 15:13

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stuartdotnet · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-01 05:20:18Z

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@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Places)

also works

answered Mar 1, 2014 at 5:20

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Baptiste Pernet · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-05 15:01:07Z

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did you try ?

string sJSON = HttpServerUtility.HmltDecode(oSerializer.Serialize(placeList));

answered Jan 5, 2011 at 15:01

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Baptiste Pernet Over a year ago

also I think that it is strange that oSerializer.Serialize return html encoded string. As you sure that the rendering in your view doesn't have any pre-treatment ?

raklos Over a year ago

I tried: HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(oSerializer.Serialize(placeList)); - same result

raklos Over a year ago

in my view i have: "places": @ViewBag.Places

Baptiste Pernet Over a year ago

so did you try <%= HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(ViewBag.Places) %> ? (I don't use razor)

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