Returning multiple objects with a JSON result

Question

i am wondering if it is possible to return multiple objects with a JSON result in MVC. At the moment i have no problem to return a single object.

public ActionResult AddToBasket(int quantity, int productdetailid) 
{
    // more code here
    return Json ( new { Name = p.Product.Name, Price = p.Price});
}

This returns a single anonymous object in my ajax call.What i wanna do is return multiple Names and Prices to fill a table in my view.

So basicly i wanna update(renew) the cookie every time the user adds a item to his basket and update the basket which is a html table.

Thanks in advance.

Have you tried using object[]{ new {...}, new {...} } by any chance? — Brad Christie
– Brad Christie, Commented Apr 4, 2012 at 20:52
Return a JSON object that contains an array of objects. I can't help you with the specific server side code, however. — Anthony Grist
– Anthony Grist, Commented Apr 4, 2012 at 20:52

buley · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-04 20:52:13Z

6

Simply return an array of objects, e.g:

[ { Name: 'foo', Price: 123 }
, { Name: 'bar', Price: 456 }
, { Name: 'baz', Price: 789 } ]

answered Apr 4, 2012 at 20:52

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King Friday Over a year ago

This is JavaScript syntax which is correct but in C# he's asking on the server-side how does he do it which is different than your answer.

nmeuleman Over a year ago

Thats correct, and the data is dynamic so i dont know how much objects i need to pass.

Alexei Levenkov · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-04 20:54:46Z

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Just return some enumerable if you want an array:

return Json ( Enumerable.Range(0, 10).Select(i => new { Name = "N" + i, Price = i });

answered Apr 4, 2012 at 20:54

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nmeuleman Over a year ago

But what if the array is dynamic?

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