javascript - asp.net mvc json.net response -

i implementing, first time, json.net asp.net mvc2 site.

my original code looked this:

[httppost] public actionresult findme(string searchfirstname, string searchlastname) {     this.searchfirstname = searchfirstname;     this.searchlastname = searchlastname;     ienumerable<homepageuser> results = dosearch();     bool success = (results.count() == 0) ? false : true;      return json(new     {         success = success,         results = results     }); } 

the results problematic due fact 1 of items in results set enum , want text value, not numeric one. additionally, date format problem.

so, found json.net , changed code this:

[httppost] public jsonnetresult findme(string searchfirstname, string searchlastname) {     this.searchfirstname = searchfirstname;     this.searchlastname = searchlastname;     ienumerable<homepageuser> results = dosearch();     bool success = (results.count() == 0) ? false : true;      jsonnetresult jsonnetresult = new jsonnetresult();     jsonnetresult.serializersettings.converters.add(new isodatetimeconverter());     jsonnetresult.data = results;// how add success true/false info?      return jsonnetresult; } 

this fixes above 2 issues, i'm wondering how make seamless existing javascript code expecting json looked like:

{     "success":true,     "results":[{         "userid":545,         "firstname":"scott",         "lastname":"roberson"}] } 

this allowed me first test response.success before proceeding write out answer, versus moving section handle errors.

so, question how add top-level success json node live beside results node?

thanks.

update:

as case, act of writing out question sparked idea in 1 of doh! moments.

if add:

var returnpackage = new { success = success, results = results}; 

then add jsonnetresult.data so:

jsonnetresult.data = returnpackage; 

it works perfectly.

thanks, anyway.

final code:

[httppost] public jsonnetresult findme(string searchfirstname, string searchlastname) {     this.searchfirstname = searchfirstname;     this.searchlastname = searchlastname;     ienumerable<homepageuser> results = dosearch();     bool success = (results.count() == 0) ? false : true;      var returnpackage = new { success = success, results = results};      jsonnetresult jsonnetresult = new jsonnetresult();     jsonnetresult.serializersettings.converters.add(new isodatetimeconverter());     jsonnetresult.data = returnpackage;      return jsonnetresult; } 

here's in mvc/ajaxy apps. define new class:

public class jsonresultdata {     private bool _success = true;     public bool success     {         { return _success; }         set { _success = value; }     }      public object value { get; set; }     public list<string> errors { get; set; }      public jsonresultdata()     {         this.errors = new list<string>();     } } 

then set return data value to:

jsonnetresult.data = new jsonresultdata { value = results }; 

jsonresultdata.success property want test in json response first. defaults true, if goes wrong in server-side method, set false , add error message, this:

    catch (exception ex)     {         list<string> errors = new list<string>();         errors.add(ex.tostring());         jsonnetresult.data = new jsonresultdata { success = false, errors = errors };     }