Controller.Json Method (System.Web.Mvc)

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Controller.Json Method

Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.

This member is overloaded. For complete information about this member, including syntax, usage, and examples, click a name in the overload list.

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	Name	Description
	Json(Object)	Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).
	Json(Object, String)	Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
	Json(Object, JsonRequestBehavior)	Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format using the specified JSON request behavior.
	Json(Object, String, Encoding)	Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
	Json(Object, String, JsonRequestBehavior)	Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format using the specified content type and JSON request behavior.
	Json(Object, String, Encoding, JsonRequestBehavior)	Creates a JsonResult object that serializes the specified object to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format using the content type, content encoding, and the JSON request behavior.

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Controller Class

System.Web.Mvc Namespace

SerializableAttribute

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LukePuplett

Important: AllowGet and JSON hijacking

Before using this method, please read up on the security implications http://haacked.com/archive/2009/06/25/json-hijacking.aspx

Balaje Sankar

Content Type

The content type in Json method needs to be set to "application/json" so that the json objects value can be accessed in Javascript using . notation.
eg
Json(new { Text1= somevalue1, Text2= somevalue2 }, @"application/json");
- Balaje Sankar (http://dotnetech.wordpress.com)