ajax getitemlist
// Get the json from the controller function GetListItems() { $.ajax({ type: "POST",url: "/JsonService/GetItems",contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",data: "{}",dataType: "json",success: function (result) { DisplayListItems(result); },"error": function (result) { var response = result.responseText; alert('Error loading: ' + response); } }); } // Create list items and append them inside <ul> element function DisplayListItems(list) { $.each(list,function(index,element) { var itemHTML = ["<li>","<div>",element.Title,"</div>",element.Description,"</li>"].join('\n'); $(".list > ul").append(itemHTML); } } // Controller method that serves json data public JsonResult GetItems() { IQueryable<Item> itemList = new DAO().GetList(); return Json(from e in itemList select new { Title = e.Title,Description = e.Description }); }