converting list to json format - quick and easy way

Question

Let's say I have an object MyObject that looks like this:

public class MyObject {   int ObjectID {get;set;}   string ObjectString {get;set;} }  

I have a list of MyObject and I'm looking to convert it in a json string with a stringbuilder. I know how to create a JavascriptConverter and create a json string by passing a list and having the converter build the string but in this particular case I'm looking to avoid the overhead and go straight to a json string with a foreach loop on the list like this:

StringBuilder JsonString = new StringBuilder();  foreach(MyObject TheObject in ListOfMyObject) {  } 

I've tried to use this method by appending with commas and quotes but it hasn't worked out (yet).

Thanks for your suggestions.

Answer 1

I've done something like before using the JavaScript serialization class:

using System.Web.Script.Serialization; 

And:

JavaScriptSerializer jss = new JavaScriptSerializer();  string output = jss.Serialize(ListOfMyObject); Response.Write(output); Response.Flush(); Response.End(); 

Answer 2

3 years of experience later, I've come back to this question and would suggest to write it like this:

string output = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(ListOfMyObject); 

One line of code.