POST json dictionary

Question

I\'m trying the following : A model with a dictionary inside send it on the first ajax request then take the result serialize it again and send it back to the controller.

Answer 1

Post the complex object as a string and deserialize at the other end. There is no type-safety however for this. Here is a dictionary with string key and string array values.

js:

var data = { 'dictionary': JSON.stringify({'A': ['a', 'b'] }) };

$.ajax({
    url: '/Controller/MyAction',
    data: JSON.stringify(data),
    type: 'POST',
    contentType: 'application/json',
    dataType: 'json'
});

c# controller:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult MyAction(string dictionary)
{
    var s = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
    Dictionary d = s.Deserialize>(dictionary);
    return View();
}