Pass a datetime from javascript to c# (Controller)

Question

How do you pass a date time (i need it to the second) to c# using jquery and mvc3. This is what I have

var date = new Date();    
$.ajax(
   {
       type: \         


        

Answer 1

There is a toJSON() method in javascript returns a string representation of the Date object. toJSON() is IE8+ and toISOString() is IE9+. Both results in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ format.

var date = new Date();    
    $.ajax(
       {
           type: "POST",
           url: "/Group/Refresh",
           contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
           data: "{ 'MyDate': " + date.toJSON() + " }",
           success: function (result) {
               //do something
           },
           error: function (req, status, error) {
               //error                        
           }
       });