1) You'll need to define a class in the Models folder.

public class Customer

{

public string CustomerName { get; set; }

public string City { get; set; }

}

2) This video works with VS 2008/MVC 1. If you are using MVC 2 or Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2, then you'll need to make a slight adjustment.

// MVC 1 code

public JsonResult GetCustomer()

{

Models.Customer customer = new Models.Customer();

customer.CustomerName = "Microsoft";

customer.City = "Redmond";

return Json(customer);

}

// MVC 2 or VS 2010 Beta 2 code

public JsonResult GetCustomer()

{

Models.Customer customer = new Models.Customer();

customer.CustomerName = "Microsoft";

customer.City = "Redmond";

return Json(mc, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);

}

Do you mean this?:

return Json(customer, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);

Thanks for the correction. I forgot to change mc to customer.

(1) a transcript of each video would be useful.

(2) assuming that these videos are for BEGINNERs too,

it would be a very good idea to briefly say

(a) what JSON is, and

(b) when and why one might use JSON.

json.org/

"JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format.

... easy for humans to read and write.

... easy for machines to parse and generate.

... based on a subset of the JavaScript ...

JSON is a text format that is completely language independent ...

... JSON an ideal data-interchange language."

It is important in learning materials to explain "why" and not just "how"; example, in the sixth minute, Chris talks about a JSON function and an object in JSON format without explaining either. In the seventh minute, Chris say "Let's use jQuery ..." without saying why jQuery* instead of for example, just JavaScript.

*jQuery [jquery.com/ "... a fast and concise JavaScript Library ..."

There is an ancient and well worn teaching paradigm that is seldom used in Microsoft videos:

(a) tell the student the lesson plan and goals

(b) deliver (a)

(c) recapitulate (b)

Regards,

Gerry (Lowry)

Error: Object expected" error when choosing the Customer menu item?