Deserialize and parse a JSON string containing multiple objects

Question

I am using Newtonsoft.Json and want to deserialize and parse a JSON looking like this, with multiple points in an (array?)

{
    "dataFile": {
        "point": [
            {
                "ID": 1,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            },
            {
                "ID": 2,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            },
            {
                "ID": 3,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            },
            {
                "ID": 4,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            },
            {
                "ID": 5,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            },
            {
                "ID": 6,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            },
            {
                "ID": 7,
                "time": "17.55",
                "m_position": {
                    "x": 43.311744689941409,
                    "y": 147.30763244628907,
                    "z": 25.503124237060548
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

I use this to deserialize (the strJSON is the json code i pasted above):

var jPosData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<jsonPosSample>(strJSON);

My jsonPosSample class is generated by copying my json and pasting it as a Paste Special>Paste JSON as Classes

So my jsonPosSample class looks like this:

    class jsonPosSample
{
    public class Rootobject
    {
        public Datafile dataFile { get; set; }
    }

    public class Datafile
    {
        public Point[] point { get; set; }
    }

    public class Point
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public string time { get; set; }
        public M_Position m_position { get; set; }
    }

    public class M_Position
    {
        public float x { get; set; }
        public float y { get; set; }
        public float z { get; set; }
    }
}

Edit: Answering comments

Running the json code through the deserilization works:

      var jPosData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<jsonPosSample>(strJSON);
      debugOutput("Here's our JSON object: " + jPosData.ToString());

debugOutput prints out:

Here's our JSON object: Robbat.jsonPosSample

I am struggling to understand how i can store the points inside an array or print them out. I need to make 6 objects and somehow store them into an array, right? How do i do this?

Answer 1

There are two problem sample you have provided.

1. your json is missing '}' at the end.

2. JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(strJSON); // As your datafile property is inside this class.

If you want to do for jsonPosSample class then

public class jsonPosSample
{
   public Datafile dataFile { get; set; }
}

var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<jsonPosSample>(strJSON);