asp.net mvc - Pass Array from MVC to javascript?

Question

I can pass a variable from MVC ASP.NET by using this :

var lastCategoryId = '<%=Model.CS.LastSelectedCategory %>';

This work fine with string or integer but how do I do with an array of strings? I have tried to pass the array the same way but the variable is set to System.String[] ?

Answer 1

You could let .NET handle all the heavy lifting for you with this simple line of code.

This assumes you're using MVC Razor syntax.

var yourJavaScriptArray = @Html.Raw(Json.Encode(Model.YourDotNetArray));

For newer versions of MVC, use:

var yourJavaScriptArray = @Html.Raw(Json.Serialize(Model.YourDotNetArray));