entity framework - Returning fields from multiple entities from ASP.NET Web API v2 -

i building asp.net web api v2 project using entity framework v6 model database. far have been able return collection of objects when collection of 1 object type. i.e. <customer> or <order>.

i return collection of objects include field (or property) related entity (an association present). think have linq entity query setup not sure how return resultant anonymous type jquery method calls api.

[route("api/clients/getallclientswithpaymentmethod")] [httpget] public not-sure-what-return-type-should-be getallclientswithpaymentmethod() {   using (var context = new myentities())   {     context.configuration.proxycreationenabled = false;     var query = client in context.clients                 select new                 {                   clientid = client.id,                   companyname = client.companyname,                   phone = client.phone,                   email = client.email                   paymentmethod = client.payments.paymentmethod                 };     return query.tolist();   } } 

is anonymous type proper way return information? if so, should return type be? there better way this?

i make class called client has fields return.

e.g.

public class client {     private int id;     private string companyname;     private string phonenumber;     private string email;     private string paymethod;       public client()     {     }      //...etc 

}

in controller create group of client objects results of database query , return ienumerable of clients e.g.

public ienumerable<client> getallclientswithpaymentmethod() 

on client side can read content of message serializer using.

httpclient client = new httpclient(); httpresponsemessage response = await client.getasync("api/clients/getallclientswithpaymentmethod");  ienumerable<client> returnedclients = response.content.readasasync<client>(new[] { jsonformatter() }).result;