c# - Javascript serialization of DateTime in asp.net is not giving a javascript date object?

Question

When I parse a DateTime to json in .Net it returns a string (i.e. "/Date(1249335194272)/"). How do I make it return a js Date object constructor not wrap in a string?

// js server code
var dteNow = <%= jsonDateNow %>;


// js rendered code
var dteNow = "/Date(1249335477787)/";


// C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

namespace testing{
    public partial class iTaxPrep : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected string jsonDateNow;
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!IsPostBack)
            {
                jsonDateNow = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(DateTime.Now);

            }
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

This is a known limitation with JSON. This answer might help you, specifically:

value = new Date(parseInt(value.replace("/Date(", "").replace(")/",""), 10));