How can I return a Dictionary as JsonResult, AND get the proper result in JavaScript?

Question

I\'m constructing my JsonResult in Controller by adding some extra information to an already existing JsonResult (returned from a different method). In order to add more pro

Answer 1

Addendum: while writing the above question, it occurred to me that the translation between 'bad' array and 'good' array is indeed very simple:

    function translateAjaxResult(ret) {
        var result = new Array();

        if (ret == null) return result;
        for(var i = 0; i < ret.length; i++)
            result[ret[i].Key] = ret[i].Value;
        return result;
    }

Nonetheless, it's still a patch to a problem and not a fix to a problem, so I'd still like a more elegant solution.