How to iterate through a List and convert it to a JSON object using JSON.NET (C# / ASP.NET)

Question

I have the following Object:

[Serializable]
public class Project
{
    private int projectId;
    private int userId;
    private String projectName;
    private String projectDescription;
    private DateTime startDate;
    private DateTime endDate;

...constructor + get/set methods removed

}

I have aa Class which has a variable:

private List<Project> projects

The corresponding get method is

public List<Project> getUserProjects()
    {
        return projects;
    }

I'm trying to convert this List to a JSON format to use with an AJAX service but the result is always [{},{}] (The user has 2 projects - if 3 than the result is [{},{},{}]

This is how I serialize the list of objects using JSON.NET:

[OperationContract]
public string GetProjects()
    {
         string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(user.getUserProjects());
         return json;
    }

Should I iterate through the list first or...? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

EDIT:

I would like the JSON output to be like:

{
"Projects": [
{ "ProjectID":"theID" , "userID":"theuserID" , "ProjectName":"theName" , "ProjectDescription":"theDescription" , "startDate":"thedate" , "endDate":"theDate" }, 
{ "ProjectID":"theID" , "userID":"theuserID" , "ProjectName":"theName" , "ProjectDescription":"theDescription" , "startDate":"thedate" , "endDate":"theDate" }, 
...etc
]
}

Answer 1

Could you use the JavaScriptSerializer for this (System.Web.Script.Serialization). Try:

JavaScriptSerializer serializer = New JavaScriptSerializer();
String json = serializer.Serialize(listobject);