Convert json object to object list

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Hello

I am trying to pass back an editable HTML table back to my controller.To do this I have wrapped my table in a form and used a serializeArray() to pass the data to the controller.

However, my data object now looks like the following

[
    {
        "name": "[0].blnApprove",
        "value": "false"
    },
    {
        "name": "[0].blnRejected",
        "value": "false"
    },
    {
        "name": "[0].RejectReason",
        "value": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "[0].autHolidayRequestID",
        "value": "61"
    },
    {
        "name": "[1].blnApprove",
        "value": "true"
    },
    {
        "name": "[1].blnRejected",
        "value": "false"
    },
    {
        "name": "[1].RejectReason",
        "value": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "[1].autHolidayRequestID",
        "value": "172"
    },
    {
        "name": "[2].blnApprove",
        "value": "false"
    },
    {
        "name": "[2].blnRejected",
        "value": "true"
    },
    {
        "name": "[2].RejectReason",
        "value": "Absences"
    },
    {
        "name": "[2].autHolidayRequestID",
        "value": "173"
    }
]

which is not usable. Ideally, id like to be able to get the data in the following format.

List<Holidays> holiday = new List<Holidays>
{
   new Holidays{ autHolidayRequestID=61, blnApprove="false", blnRejected="false", RejectReason="" },
   new Holidays{ autHolidayRequestID=172, blnApprove="true", blnRejected="false", RejectReason="" },
   new Holidays{ autHolidayRequestID=173, blnApprove="false", blnRejected="true", RejectReason="Absences" },
};

I was thinking I could use a 3-dimensional array like the below and then loop through my code however I'm not able to recreate this in javascript or jquery. I also suspect I'm starting to over complicate things ?

holidays[0][autHolidayRequestID][61]
holidays[0][blnApprove][false]
holidays[0][blnRejected][false]
holidays[0][RejectReason][""]
holidays[1][autHolidayRequestID][61]
holidays[1][blnApprove][true]
holidays[1][blnRejected][false]
holidays[1][RejectReason][""]
holidays[2][autHolidayRequestID][61]
holidays[2][blnApprove][false]
holidays[2][blnRejected][true]
holidays[2][RejectReason]["Absences"]

Could someone please offer some advice on the best way to handle this ?

What I have tried:

wrapped my table in a form and used a serializeArray() to pass the data to the controller.

Posted 22-Sep-22 22:45pm

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Updated 23-Sep-22 2:18am

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2022-09-23T02:18:00

Rather than trying to construct a JSON object to represent your data, just send it in the standard application/x-www-form-urlencoded format. The ASP.NET model binder will do all of the work for you.

JavaScript

const submitToServer = async(){
    const url = "...url to your action...";
    const formData = new FormData(document.getElementById("yourFormId"));
    
    const response = await fetch(url, {
        method: "POST",
        body: formData
    });
    
    ...
}

Using the Fetch API - Web APIs | MDN[^]
Using FormData Objects - Web APIs | MDN[^]
Model Binding To A List | You’ve Been Haacked[^]
ASP.NET Wire Format for Model Binding to Arrays, Lists, Collections, Dictionaries - Scott Hanselman's Blog[^]