decode cookie data as json on controller side

Question

I'm receiving on mvc4 razor view cookie. looking on firebug I can see cookie raw data and json formatted data.

I've found that on razor side this should work

@Html.Raw(Json.Encode(object))

How can I on controller side decode raw cookie data to json to examine further.

Is there something like

Json.Encode(Request.Cookies["MyCookie"].Value); // this doesnt work 

Answer 1

Suggest you use Newtonsoft.Json to convert JSON back and forth, it works great.

You can decode a cookie using below pattern:

JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Request.Cookies["MyCookie"].Value);

HTH!