Return JSON with error status code MVC

Question

I was trying to return an error to the call to the controller as advised in This link so that client can take appropriate action. The controller is called by javascript via

Answer 1

A simple way to send a error to Json is control Http Status Code of response object and set a custom error message.

Controller

public JsonResult Create(MyObject myObject) 
{
  //AllFine
  return Json(new { IsCreated = True, Content = ViewGenerator(myObject));

  //Use input may be wrong but nothing crashed
  return Json(new { IsCreated = False, Content = ViewGenerator(myObject));  

  //Error
  Response.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError;
  return Json(new { IsCreated = false, ErrorMessage = 'My error message');
}

JS

$.ajax({
     type: "POST",
     dataType: "json",
     url: "MyController/Create",
     data: JSON.stringify(myObject),
     success: function (result) {
       if(result.IsCreated)
     {
    //... ALL FINE
     }
     else
     {
    //... Use input may be wrong but nothing crashed
     }
   },
    error: function (error) {
            alert("Error:" + erro.responseJSON.ErrorMessage ); //Error
        }
  });