Convert Object to JSON in MVC 4

Question

I am converting an object to JSON using JavaScriptSerializer and I can see this JSON output in server code:

[{\"UserId\":1,\"UserName\":\"Admin\"}]
         


        

Answer 1

Why are you doing that? Why not just return a JsonResult?

public ActionResult MyMethod()
{
    List list = new List() {
        new ListItem() { UserId = "1", UserName = "Admin" },
        new ListItem() { UserId = "2", UserName = "JohnDoe" },
        new ListItem() { UserId = "3", UserName = "JaneDoe" }};

    return this.Json(list);
}