Javascript serialization of DateTime in asp.net is not giving a javascript date object?

Question

When I parse a DateTime to json in .Net it returns a string (i.e. \"\\/Date(1249335194272)\\/\"). How do I make it return a js Date object constructor not wrap

Answer 1

You can try this:

"MyField: " + string.Format("(function(y,m,d,h,mm,s){{var d=new Date(Date.UTC(y,m-1,d,h,mm,s));return d;}})({0},{1},{2},{3},{4},{5})", d.Year, d.Month, d.Day, d.Hour, d.Minute, d.Second);

This seems to work in FF and IE.