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    copied!<p><strong>timeline.js + MVC + Ajax + JSON</strong></p> <p>hello,</p> <p>I have problem while converting string to Json Object</p> <p>I have to display timeline on my webpage, I have used Timeline.js for the same, I am able to run the timeline using static data that is as following</p> <h1>Static Data</h1> <pre><code>// Create a JSON data table data = [ { 'start': new Date(2010, 7, 23), 'content': 'Conversation' }, { 'start': new Date(2010, 7, 23), 'content': 'New Conversation' }, { 'start': new Date(2010, 7, 23), 'content': 'Very New Conversation' } </code></pre> <p>now when I do </p> <pre><code>alert(data); </code></pre> <p>it gives me</p> <pre><code>[object Object],[object Object],[object Object] </code></pre> <p>but now I have to display a data from the DB, so I am calling the following function on controller</p> <h1>GetTimeLine method on controller</h1> <pre><code>public JsonResult GetTimeline() { JsonResult jr = new JsonResult(); var objtimeline = objEntities.Timelines.Where(tl =&gt; tl.StudentID == Sessions.StudentID).ToList().AsQueryable(); String newstr = "["; foreach(var tml in objtimeline) { DateTime date1 = Convert.ToDateTime(tml.CalculatedDate); newstr += "{'start': new Date("+date1.Year+","+date1.Month+","+date1.Day+","+date1.Hour+","+date1.Minute+","+date1.Second+"),'content':'"+tml.Description+"'},"; } newstr = newstr.TrimEnd(','); newstr += "];"; jr.Data = newstr; jr.JsonRequestBehavior = JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet; return jr; } </code></pre> <h1>function to call controller method</h1> <pre><code>jQuery.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "@Url.Content("~/Student/GetTimeline")", success: function (result) { data = result; }, }); alert(data); </code></pre> <p>it gives me the following alert</p> <pre><code>[{'start': new Date(2012,2,11,0,0,0),'content':'Parents meeting'},{'start': new Date(2012,2,15,0,0,0),'content':'Exam Meeting'}]; </code></pre> <p>so the problem is with conversion of string to Json Object,</p> <p>How can I convert string returned from controller to Json Object on my view...</p>
 

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