Razor Syntax Equivalent

Question

The below line appears in one of my javascript files, what would be the syntax for it in Razor.

var initialData = <%= new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(Model) %>;

You should be able to just use `var initialData = @new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(Model);`, but I haven't begun using Razor for real yet, so I'm not sure. — Tomas Aschan, Feb 25 '11 at 17:42
@Tomas: No; you need to wrap it in parentheses, to force the parser to read past the space. — SLaks, Feb 25 '11 at 17:43
@SLaks: Ah! Well, there's a reason I said that in a comment and not in an answer =) — Tomas Aschan, Feb 25 '11 at 18:26

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '11 at 17:41

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Like this:

@Html.Raw(new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(Model))

The Html.Raw call is necessary to prevent it from being HTML-escaped.

answered Feb 25 '11 at 17:41

SLaks

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score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 25 '11 at 21:29

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For a more succinct feel, you can use the Web Pages Json helper's Encode method:

var initialData = @Html.Raw(Json.Encode(Model))

answered Feb 25 '11 at 21:29

Mike Brind

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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If you want the serialized JavaScript to properly support DateTime, use the serializer from Json.NET instead. According to this post, even Microsoft uses this for serialization with MVC4.

var initialData = @Html.Raw(Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(Model));

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Dec 11 '13 at 15:19

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Razor Syntax Equivalent

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