Controller.Json Method (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.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Friend Function Json ( _
    data As Object, _
    contentType As String, _
    behavior As JsonRequestBehavior _
) As JsonResult

protected internal JsonResult Json(
    Object data,
    string contentType,
    JsonRequestBehavior behavior
)

protected public:
JsonResult^ Json(
    Object^ data, 
    String^ contentType, 
    JsonRequestBehavior behavior
)

Parameters

• data
  Type: System.Object
  The JavaScript object graph to serialize.

• contentType
  Type: System.String
  The content type (MIME type).

• behavior
  Type: System.Web.Mvc.JsonRequestBehavior
  The JSON request behavior

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.JsonResult
The result object that serializes the specified object to JSON format.

Remarks

The data in the data parameter must be serializable. The JavaScriptSerializer class is used to serialize the object. The result object that is prepared by this method is written to the response by the MVC framework when the object is executed.

See Also

Reference

Controller Class

Json Overload

System.Web.Mvc Namespace