variable used like a type

Question

the error is coming in return statement " 'mydata' is a variable but is used like a type " how to fix the error?

    [HttpGet]
    public JsonResult NewData()
    {
        List<mydatasample> mydata = new List<mydatasample>(); 
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test2", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });



        return Json(new mydata { }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
    }

Its just `return Json(mydata, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);` — , Jul 04 '18 at 11:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 04 '18 at 11:38

You are creating another object on return statement. Please remove the new keyword and {} from the return line.

[HttpGet]
public JsonResult NewData()
{
    List<mydatasample> mydata = new List<mydatasample>(); 
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test2", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
    mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });



    return Json(mydata, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '18 at 11:39

As said in the comments the error is in the Return

   [HttpGet]
    public JsonResult NewData()
    {
        List<mydatasample> mydata = new List<mydatasample>(); 
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test2", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });
        mydata.Add(new mydatasample { bookName = "test1", publisherName = "yum3", publishYear = 2018 });



        return Json(mydata, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
    }

variable used like a type

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