jqPlot and JSON formatted Data - json

Question

I'm returning a JSON string with an Ajax call in jQuery, I'd like to pump that data into a bar chart using jqPlot.
I got the JSON conversion code from another Stack-Overflow post, but can't understand why this isn't working. My code:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
data: JSON.stringify(DTO), //JSON.stringify(AnDParms), combined,
url: "GetAdmitsDischarges.asmx/GetAandD",
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
//do chart stuff here.
var line1 = [];
for (var prop_name in data.d) {
line1.push([prop_name, data[prop_name]])
}
var ticks = ['Admits', 'Discharges'];
var plot1 = $.jqplot('chartdiv', [line1], {
title: 'Admits & Discharges',
series: [{ renderer: $.jqplot.BarRenderer}],
axesDefaults: {
tickRenderer: $.jqplot.CanvasAxisTickRenderer
},
axes: {
xaxis: {
renderer: $.jqplot.CategoryAxisRenderer
}
}
});
//to prove the flow is working...
//alert("Data: " + data.d);
}, //end of success
error: function (XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
alert(textStatus + ' ' + errorThrown + ' ' + XMLHttpRequest);
} //end of error
}); //end of ajax call
In Firebug, the value of line1 is (going from 0 to 32):
[["0", undefined],["1", undefined],...["31", undefined],["32",
undefined]]
While the value of data is:
Object { d="{"Admits":"35","Discharges":"36"}" }
Thanks for any help you can offer...

Answer 1

The problem is your JSON structure:
{
"Admits": "35",
"Discharges": "36"
}
You are providing a JSON object, but jqplot needs array instead:
[
["Admits", 35],
["Discharges", 36]
]

Answer 2

I finally figured it out with the help of Dave Ward of Encosia.com...if you've not checked out his blog, head straight there right now...it's great for all your .Net/jQuery needs.
Here is my javascript:
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
data: JSON.stringify(DTO),
url: "GetAdmitsDischarges.asmx/GetAandD",
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
var jqPlotData = $.map(data.d, function (value, key) {
if (key != "__type") {
return [value]; //was key, value
}
});
var ticks = ['Admits', 'Discharges'];
var plot1 = $.jqplot('chartdiv', [jqPlotData], {
title: 'Admits & Discharges',
seriesDefaults: {
renderer: $.jqplot.BarRenderer,
rendererOptions: { varyBarColor: true },
pointLabels: { show: true }
},
axes: {
xaxis: {
renderer: $.jqplot.CategoryAxisRenderer,
ticks: ticks
}
},
highlighter: { show: false }
});
Also, I removed the JSON serialization from my web service, and just returned the object. Hopefully this will help others.