Best way to filter domain objects for json output in an ASP.NET MVC application

Question

If I\'m rendering a regular view in asp.net mvc the only domain object properties that show up in my page the ones I specifically write out. For example:

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Answer 1

You may use the [ScriptIgnore] attribute (in System.Web.Extensions). See http://www.creave.dk/post/2009/10/07/Excluding-properties-from-being-serialized-in-ASPNET-MVC-JsonResult.aspx for an example.