Passing A List Of Objects Into An MVC Controller Method Using jQuery Ajax

Question

I\'m trying to pass an array of objects into an MVC controller method using jQuery\'s ajax() function. When I get into the PassThing() C# controller method, the argument \"t

Answer 1

Couldn't you just do this?

var things = [
    { id: 1, color: 'yellow' },
    { id: 2, color: 'blue' },
    { id: 3, color: 'red' }
];
$.post('@Url.Action("PassThings")', { things: things },
   function () {
        $('#result').html('"PassThings()" successfully called.');
   });

...and mark your action with

[HttpPost]
public void PassThings(IEnumerable things)
{
    // do stuff with things here...
}