Serialize array of objects as one object with a named property for each object in C# with JSON serializer
You might did that just putting the data into a dictionary is enough for JaveScripySerializer:
var dict = list.ToDictionary( item => "item" + item.id);(and serialize dict)
If not:
I don't have a PC handy for an example, but you should be able to:
- write a wrapper class that encapsulated the list/array
- use the JavaScriptSerializer class
- after creating the serializer, associate the wrapper-type with a custom serializer
- in the custom serializer, iterate over the data, adding a key to the dictionary per-item, i.e. data.Add("item"+i,list[i]);
You associate custom maps via RegisterConverters: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.registerconverters.aspx
Note you don't need to write a deserialize unless you need that too.
If you get stuck, I'll try to ad an example later.