Is it possible to get the type of a .Net object using javascript?

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I wrote a web application using ASP .Net MVC. One of the application's function is to return a list of objects, using json, to the webpage. However these objects are of different types. How can I determine the types of these objects using javascript?

Michał Chaniewski · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-24 11:14:49Z

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There is no notion of object type in javascript. If you need that information for some kind of logic running client-side, then add a property returning type name to your objects, then check it in JS.

answered Jun 24, 2009 at 11:14

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Cheeso · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-24 11:18:29Z

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You can emit the type of the object within the json serialization on the ASP.NET / server side. But I guess you are using the standard json serializer, and I am not sure if it is tweakable to emit the output of instance.GetType().

answered Jun 24, 2009 at 11:18

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