mvc 4 assembly reference missing for Json.Encode

Question

I am trying to call a Json.Encode(...) method in MVC 4 and I\'m getting an error: The name \'Json\' does not exist in the current context.

Answer 1

To be clear, even after you add the correct reference to your project, you still have to add this line at the top of your Razor page:

@using System.Web.Helpers;