Swagger UI + MVC 4 Web API Get JSON with object name - json

Question

I am using swagger ui plugin to document my web api. I want to return JSON object like:
{"Person": {
"Id": 1,
"Name": "John",
"address": {
"Street": "ABC",
"City": "Penrith",
"PostCode": 2034,
"State": "NSW"
},
"DOB": "2013-11-11T00:00:00"
}
}
Notice the Person object name.
I can do this with the following code:
public HttpResponseMessage Get(int id)
{
Person person = new Person { Id = 1, Name = "John", DOB = new DateTime(2013, 11, 11), address = new Address { City = "Penrith", State = "NSW", PostCode = 2034, Street = "ABC" } } ;
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Accepted, new { Person = person });
}
Unfortunately, because the return type is HttpResponseMessage and not Person itself, Swagger just shows model as HttResponseMessage. That's not what I want.
If I change the return type to Person and return a person object, I don't get the the Person object name in the JSON return. That returns only -
{
"Id": 1,
"Name": "John",
"address": {
"Street": "ABC",
"City": "Penrith",
"PostCode": 2034,
"State": "NSW"
},
"DOB": "2013-11-11T00:00:00"
}
Is there a way to return Person but have the JSON string with Person object name?

Answer 1

Simply create a new class which has a Person property, instance it, assign the value to the Person property and return this object.
In this way, the JSON will look as expected.
If you don't want to create a new class, try using an anonymous type, like this:
// If you have this object
var MyPerson = ...;
// Return this from Web API
return new { Person = MyPersons };
(I don't know if this last option will work for you)