Question

I am trying, and struggling, to send an array via JSON to a MVC controller action.

Here is what I have and what i’ve tried…

//Get checked records
var $checkedRecords = $(':checked'); //e.g. 3 rows selected = [input 4, input 5, input 6]

//Have tried following:
sendingVar: $checkedRecords.serializeArray(); // gives array of 0's
sendingVar: JSON.stringify($checkedRecords); // gives "{\"length\":1,\"prevObject\":{\"0\":{\"jQuery1313717591466\":1,\"jQuery1313717591653\":13},\"context\":{\"jQuery1313717591466\":1,\"jQuery1313717591653\":13},\"length\":1},\"context\":{\"jQuery1313717591466\":1,\"jQuery1313717591653\":13},\"selector\":\":checked\",\"0\":{}}"...wtf

//Post
$.post(url, { sendingVar: sendingVar }, function(data) {alert(data); });

How do I do it ?

edit: to those that suggest sending $checkedRecords “as is” from the top line – that is not working. I get a strange exception somewhere in the jquery framework 🙁

uncaught exception: [Exception... "Could not convert JavaScript argument" nsresult: "0x80570009 (NS_ERROR_XPC_BAD_CONVERT_JS)" location: "JS frame :: http://.../.../.../jquery-1.4.4.min.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 141" data: no]

which I think means it is attempting to assign null to something it cannot.

Edit: i’m using MVC2 not 3

Edit2: After @Monday’s answer- the problem is due to how I have built the array like [input 4, input 5, input 6] and not [4,5,6] – any ideas how I can just get the values in the array instead ?

Edit3: Stop voting up duplicate when it’s not. Did you actually read my problem or read the problems linked? this is a different issue

@Daveo:

I don’t want to build in an overriding custom attribute just to send an array from JSON, that is rediculous as we’ve already covered in this question-it is not necessary.

MVC3 – irrelevant

Answer 1

Here is my demo,use mvc2,hope some helps~

The key to success is traditional

set the traditional parameter to true

$(function(){
    var a = [1, 2];
    $.ajax({
       type: "POST",
       url: "<%= ResolveUrl("~/Home/PostArray/") %>",
       data: {orderedIds: a},
       dataType: "json",
       traditional: true,
       success: function(msg){alert(msg)}
    });
})

Since jquery 1.4 this parameter exists because the mechanism to serialize objects into query parameters has changed.

and action is~

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult PostArray(int[] orderedIds)
{
    return Content(orderedIds.Length.ToString());
}