title: How to pass a JSON date value via ASP.NET MVC using JSON.NET?
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/206384">Format a Microsoft JSON date?</a></p>
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  <p>The ASP.NET function <code>Json()</code> formats and returns a date as</p>
  
  <pre><code>{"d":"\/Date(1240718400000)\/"}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>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?</p>