Question

I have a C# model which I return to my view, I then convert this to an array of JSON objects like so:

@{
    string data = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(Model);
}
var modelData = @Html.Raw(data);

My Model looks like this:

public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime Date { get; set; }
public decimal Value { get; set; }

When I output the Date it gets output as: Date: /Date(1338279123847)/

Is there anyway I can convert the date to a Javascript date before outputting it on my view, perhaps from within my modelData array? In the form of DD/MM/YYYY

Answer 1

You cannot do that while serializing the model but you could do it afterwards:

<script type="text/javascript">
    var modelData = {"Date":"\/Date(1338279675925)\/"};
    var jsDate = new Date(parseInt(modelData.Date.replace("/Date(", "").replace(")/",""), 10));
    alert(jsDate.toISOString());
</script>

Another possibility is to use Json.NET which allows you to serialize dates using ISO 8601 format instead of the built-in JavaScriptSerializer.