Return JSON array with name from WCF with service

Question

I am able to return an JSON arrray from a WCF rest service.

[ {"Name" : "john", "age" : 23 }, {"Name" : "Petter",  "age" : 21 } ]

but how can I add a name to the array. In this case, I want to add the "People" to the beginning of the array

{"People" : [ {"Name" : "john", "age" : 23 }, {"Name" : "Petter",  "age" : 21 } ]}

What language are you using to generate the JSON string? Ideally you would change the object to what you want before converting it to a JSON string. — Jonathan M
– Jonathan M, Commented Feb 10, 2012 at 22:37
How are you returning JSON like this: [ {"Name" : "john", "age" : 23 }, {"Name" : "Petter", "age" : 21 } ]? I'm having the opposite problem: stackoverflow.com/questions/10073866/… — VansFannel
– VansFannel, Commented Apr 9, 2012 at 13:36

Leif Wickland · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-09 23:04:25Z

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answered Jan 9, 2013 at 22:39

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It works for me. Can you tell me how can I change json array name? Right now I get: {"WcfMethodName":[....]}.

Randolpho · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-10 22:36:45Z

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return an object that has a people field whose value is an array of your name/age objects.

For example

[DataContract]
public class People
{
    [DataMember]
    public Person[] People { get; set; }
}

This assumes Person is the class you're returning in your array, for example:

[DataContract]
public class Person
{
    [DataMember]
    public string Name { get; set; }

    [DataMember]
    public int age { get; set; }
}

answered Feb 10, 2012 at 22:36

Randolpho

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Can't believe it is so easy :)

I just noticed that I left out the name of the property. that's fixed