I am trying to make some mvc application and I have a problem. I want to get json from mvc controller in javascript file:

JS:

var actionUrl = '@Url.Action("GetJsonTest", "JsonTest")';
$.getJSON(actionUrl, function (response) {
    if (response != null) {
        var html = "<li>" + response.Id + " " + response.Name + " " + response.Author + "</li>";
        $("h2").append(html);
    }
});

Controller:

[HttpGet]
public ActionResult GetJsonTest() {
    var books = new Book() {
        Id = '1',
        Name = "1+1",
        Author = "Varnava",
        Price = 100
    };
    return Json(books, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

It's not working. I have 404 error. It cant get something from controller. What am I doing wrong? Sorry for bad English. Hope you understand what I ask.

I am trying to make some mvc application and I have a problem. I want to get json from mvc controller in javascript file:

JS:

var actionUrl = '@Url.Action("GetJsonTest", "JsonTest")';
$.getJSON(actionUrl, function (response) {
    if (response != null) {
        var html = "<li>" + response.Id + " " + response.Name + " " + response.Author + "</li>";
        $("h2").append(html);
    }
});

Controller:

[HttpGet]
public ActionResult GetJsonTest() {
    var books = new Book() {
        Id = '1',
        Name = "1+1",
        Author = "Varnava",
        Price = 100
    };
    return Json(books, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

It's not working. I have 404 error. It cant get something from controller. What am I doing wrong? Sorry for bad English. Hope you understand what I ask.

• javascript
• c#
• json
• asp-mvc
• asp-mvc-4

• 1 What's the name of the Controller? From you Url.Action, I would assume JsonTest, but is it actually called JsonTestController.cs? – sleeyuen Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 20:39
• Your code should work as long as your GetJsonTest method is inside JsonTestController.cs – Shyju Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 20:42
• @sleeyuen hi, yes, it is actually called JsonTestController. – Stanislav Muryndin Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 20:51
• 1 cshtml files will be intepreted by the MVC template server. Anything else will not so your js file is tryin to make the literal request to url '@Url.Action("GetJsonTest", "JsonTest")'. If you did some debugging in your browser this would be immediately obvious. – Igor Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 21:06
• @csharpbd gotcha. i've got it. Thank you! – Stanislav Muryndin Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 21:19

2 Answers 2

You have mentioned that you are trying to call GetJsonTest from a javascript file: js. You have used to generate ajax url using

var actionUrl = '@Url.Action("GetJsonTest", "JsonTest")';

above Razor statement from .js file. The problem is that the javascript file can't execute Razor statement. But in .cshtml can. So, if you use this Razor statement from javascript within .cshtml it will work and if you use this Razor statement from javascript within .js it will not work. You have to call like this from .js file:

var actionUrl = '/JsonTest/GetJsonTest';
$.getJSON(actionUrl, function (response) {
    if (response != null) {
        $("h2").append("<li>" + response.Id + " " + response.Name + " " + response.Author + "</li>")
    }
});

have you defined route in your routeconfig.cs?

you should have something like

   public class RouteConfig
    {
        public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
        {
                routes.MapRoute(
                name: "YOUR NAME",
                url: "{YOUR CONTROLLER NAME}/{GetJsonTest}",
                defaults: new { controller = "YOUR CONTROLLER NAME", action = "GetJsonTest" }
            );
    }
    }