PageMethods with ASP.Net MVC

Question

I have found ASP.Net PageMethods very handy and easy to use, but I have just started developing using MVC and am not sure how to use them?

What is the equivalent of

Answer 1

I know I can use the Json function to return a value, but how do I call the action from the client?

I think you're looking for either getJSON

$.getJSON("/controller/action", function(json)
{
  alert("JSON Data: " + json.users[3].name);
});

or the ajax jQuery method.

Either can call an action and get JSON data back from ASP.NET MVC very easily.