Question

Is it possible to return a JArray object from a [WebMethod] using jQuery ajax and Json.NET? Example:

[WebMethod]
public JArray GetJsonData()
{
    JArray jArray = new JArray();
    JObject jObject = new JObject();
    jObject.Add(new JProperty("name", "value"));
    jArray.Add(jObject);
    return jArray;
}

When I call this using jQuery ajax, it returns something that looks like this:

[[[[]]]]

Answer 1

I believe you need to return a string.

[WebMethod]
public string GetJsonData()
{
    JArray jArray = new JArray();
    JObject jObject = new JObject();
    jObject.Add(new JProperty("name", "value"));
    jArray.Add(jObject);
    return jArray.ToString();
}