JSON反序列化为List <string>

Question

I guess this is easy, but I am new and cannot find a fast answer to this:

I want to obtain a list of file names ( List<string> ) in a .Net 2.0 desktop app, using WebClient requesting to a WebAPI REST service.

So, I have this code in the desktop app:

using (var client = new WebClient())
{
   client.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.Accept] = "application/json";
   var resultString = client.DownloadString("http://localhost:3788/api/file?src=X&dest=Y");
}

and a WebAPI action like this in the service:

public IEnumerable<string> GetFiles([FromUri]string src, [FromUri]string dest)
{
   // some code here
}

How would I convert the resultString , which is a JSON String , to a List<String> ?

Do I have to use JsonDataContractSerializer ?

Answer 1

Look at this SO question and answer . The code there outlines what you would do. The key is to reference the Newtonsoft.Json namespace (add it from a NuGet package ) and use the DeserializeObject generic method. The answer shows other things you can do with results.