I am constructing a string like the following:
List<string> itemList = new List<string>();
foreach (i in items)
{
itemList.Add("{ type: " + i.DocumentType + " ,id: " + i.ID + " ,name: " + i.name + " }" );
}
I want to convert the itemList to a JSON object and return it as response in my controller.
Please help.
In ASP.Net MVC you could use Linq to get your List in your desired style and then convert to Json using Json(). ie:
public JsonResult GetMyItems()
{
var myItems = items.Select(i => new {
type = i.DocumentType,
id = i.ID,
name = i.name
});
return Json(myItems, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
See Serializing and Deserializing JSON
public class Data {
public Data(string type, long id, string name) {
Type = type;
Id = id;
Name = name
}
public string Type { get; set; }
public long Id { get; set; }
public string Name {get; set;
}
var itemList = items.Select(i => Data(i.DocumentType , i.ID, i.name).ToList();
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(itemList);
