C# JSON.Net Serialize Dictonnary issues with decode in PHP

Question

I am looking for a way to get this

{
  "parameters": {
    "object1": {
      "propertie1": "value",
      "propertie2": "value"
    },
    "object2": {
      "propertie1": "value",
      "propertie2": "value"
    }
  }
}

C# i got an object like this

public class MyObject
{
    public Dictionnary<string, List < KeyValuePai < string, object > > > parameters = new Dictionnary<string, List < KeyValuePai < string, object > > >();
}

I add data like this in this dictionnary :

MyObject.AddParameters("object1", new List < KeyValuePair < string, object > > {
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie1", "value"),
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie2", "value"),
}
MyObject.AddParameters("object2", new List < KeyValuePair < string, object > > {
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie1", "value"),
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie2", "value"),
}

Put when i decode my serialized object in php i got :

{
  "parameters": {
    "object1": [
      {
        "Key": "propertie1",
        "Value": "value"
      },
      {
        "Key": "propertie2",
        "Value": "value"
      }
    ],
"object2": [
          {
            "Key": "propertie1",
            "Value": "value"
          },
          {
            "Key": "propertie2",
            "Value": "value"
          }
        ]
      },
    }

How can i get the correct format from the JSON.Net serialization?

Answer 1

You'll need to add the data in C# in the form that you want.

The way you add data now, will indeed convert to that output.

You'll need something like this in C#:

MyObject.AddParameters("object1", new List < KeyValuePair < string, object > > {
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie1", "value"),
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie2", "value"),
}

MyObject.AddParameters("object2", new List < KeyValuePair < string, object > > {
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie1", "value"),
    new KeyValuePair < String, object >("propertie2", "value"),
}

Answer 2

Edit:

A better way is to let the JsonConvert.Serialize do his job but insted of set a List<KeyValuePair> as parameter i pass an object.

Code is now

public class MyObject
{
    public Dictionnary<string, object> parameters = new Dictionnary<string,object>();
}

And adding data to paremeters like this

MyObject.AddParameters("object1", new {
    propertie1 ="value",
    propertie2 = "value",
});
MyObject.AddParameters("object2", new {
    propertie1 ="value",
    propertie2 = "value",
});

Now the serialized Dictionnary as the format expected.

Original answer :

Got it with 21021655 question.

Need to write my own Converter like said in answer

class MyConverter : JsonConverter
{
    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        List<KeyValuePair<string, object>> list = value as List<KeyValuePair<string, object>>;
        writer.WriteStartArray();
        foreach (var item in list)
        {
            writer.WriteStartObject();
            writer.WritePropertyName(item.Key);
            writer.WriteValue(item.Value);
            writer.WriteEndObject();
        }
        writer.WriteEndArray();
    }

    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        // TODO...
    }

    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
    {
        return objectType == typeof(List<KeyValuePair<string, object>>);
    }
}

And return this result [{"one":1},{"two":2},{"three":3}]