Generate JSON array with WCF

Question

I'm developing a WCF web service that returns this:

{
    "allFormsResult": [
        {
            "FormId": 1,
            "FormName": "Formulario 1"
        },
        {
            "FormId": 2,
            "FormName": "Formulario 2"
        },
        {
            "FormId": 3,
            "FormName": "Formulario 3"
        }
    ]
}

This is the code:

public class RestServiceImpl : IRestServiceImpl
    {
        public List<FormContract> allForms()
        {
            List<FormContract> list = null;
            using (var vAdmEntities = new ADMDatabase.ADMEntities())
            {
                list = new List<FormContract>();
                foreach (var form in vAdmEntities.Form)
                {
                    FormContract formC = new FormContract
                    {
                        FormName = form.name.Trim(),
                        FormId = form.formId
                    };
                    list.Add(formC);
                }
            }

            return list;
        }
    }

How can I do to generate it in this way?

[
    {
        "FormId": 1,
        "FormName": "Formulario 1"
    },
    {
        "FormId": 2,
        "FormName": "Formulario 2"
    },
    {
        "FormId": 3,
        "FormName": "Formulario 3"
    }
]

Not sure but try returning FormContract[] instead of List<FormContract>. — Waqas Raja
– Waqas Raja, Commented Apr 9, 2012 at 13:30

VansFannel · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-09 13:43:17Z

4

The problem is here:

namespace ADM
{
    [ServiceContract]
    public interface IRestServiceImpl
    {
        [OperationContract]
        [WebInvoke(Method = "GET",
            ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
            BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Wrapped,
            UriTemplate = "forms/")]
        List<FormContract> allForms();
    }
}

I have to use it this way:

namespace ADM
{
    [ServiceContract]
    public interface IRestServiceImpl
    {
        [OperationContract]
        [WebInvoke(Method = "GET",
            ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
            BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare,
            UriTemplate = "forms/")]
        List<FormContract> allForms();
    }
}

Changing BodyStyle:

BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare

answered Apr 9, 2012 at 13:43

VansFannel

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Jon · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-23 16:29:32Z

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This behavior can also be set as default through the Web.Config, without the need to add the attributes directly to the contract.

<services>
  <service name="MyServiceNameSpace.MyServiceClass">
    <endpoint
        address="http://yourservicedomain.ext/MyServiceClass.svc/"
        binding="webHttpBinding"
        contract="MyServiceNameSpace.MyServiceContract"
        behaviorConfiguration="MyEndpointBehavoir"
        listenUri="/" />        
  </service>      
</services>

<behaviors>
  <endpointBehaviors>
    <behavior name="MyEndpointBehavoir">
      <webHttp defaultOutgoingResponseFormat="Json" defaultBodyStyle="Bare"/>
    </behavior>        
  </endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>

answered Mar 23, 2015 at 16:29

Jon

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