.aspx page dedicated to respond to ajax requests, how to set content type

Question

Hi,

I am creating a .aspx page to respond to ajax requests.

If I return json back, how do I set the content type so my calling page receives the JSON properly?

I'm using jquery if that matters.

Answer 1

Response.ContentType = "application/json"

Answer 2

I would suggest against using an ASPX page that way.

An ASMX web service or even ASHX HttpHandler would be better. When you make a call to an ASPX page, the Page class must be instantiated even if you're just using Response.Write() to output JSON. It's a lot of unnecessary overhead to add to what should be a lightweight call.

Answer 3

Response.ContentType = "application/text"