Question: > 
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> [Format a Microsoft JSON date?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/206384)
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The ASP.NET function `Json()` formats and returns a date as

```
{"d":"\/Date(1240718400000)\/"}

```

which has to be dealt with on the client side which is problematic. What are your suggestions for approaches to sending date values back and forth?

Answer: 
Not everyone agrees with me that it's a good idea, but I find myself most often returning formatted strings instead of proper dates. See *[How I handle JSON dates returned by ASP.NET AJAX](http://encosia.com/2009/04/27/how-i-handle-json-dates-returned-by-aspnet-ajax/)*.
Take a look at the blog post *[jQuery, Ajax, ASP.NET and dates](http://schotime.net/blog/index.php/2008/06/19/jquery-ajax-aspnet-and-dates/)*.

It details how to work with ASP.NET MVC and jQuery to pass dates via JSON between the server and client side.