Proper JSON formatting a C# String

Question

If you do this in MVC:

var jsonData = 
    new { myimage = 
        "<img alt=\"\" src=\"/Content/images/ShowFPots.png\" />" };

return Json(jsonData);

You get this as a value

"\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/Content/images/ShowFPots.png\" /\u003e"

How do I get this as a value, or will the <> interpret correctly when I add them to the innerHtml??

"<img alt=\"\" src=\"/Content/images/ShowFPots.png\" />"

Chad Grant · Accepted Answer · 2009-05-02 04:00:07Z

4

that is correct javascript, unicode encoding. It'll be fine inserting it into html/DOM

answered May 2, 2009 at 4:00

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2 Comments

<img alt="" src="/Content/images/ShowFPots.png"> is what inserts. The <> are correct but it is missing the / before the end tag (/>). Odd.

That is most likely the browser/DOM manipulating the html, but you can see the / at the end of your string in your question