Deserializing an array with json.net

Question

I need to deserialize a json array:

{"response":
[19,
    {"mid":1068,
     "date":1343848664,
     "out":1,
     "uid":44852633,
     "read_state":1,
     "title":" ... ",
     "body":"А я вовсю."},
    {"mid":1007,
     "date":1328782448,
     "out":1,
     "uid":16098752,
     "read_state":0,
     "title":" ... ",
     "body":"http:\/\/theantidj.net\/wp-content\/themes\/theantidjnet\/images\/khubvio.php"}

and so on. I'm using json.net. Can I perform deserealization using JsonConvert.DeserializeObject()? And if so what classes should I create?

Answer 1

Just another solution.

var itemList = ((JObject)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json))["response"]
                .Skip(1)
                .Select(x => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Item>(x.ToString()))
                .ToList();


public class Item
{
    public int mid { set; get; }
    public string date { set; get; }
    public int @out { set; get; }
    public int  uid { set; get; }
    public int read_state { set; get; }
    public string title { set; get; }
    public string body { set; get; }
}

Answer 2

LB provided the solution. But i would notice if my memory serves me well that JObject is used for dynamic types. Thus it requires .Net 4 or higher. Just in case.

Answer 3

You can use JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(jsonstring) after you define this RootObject .

The tool I use is http://json2csharp.com where you simply put in JSON and get out a corresponding object. You will want to make sure your JSON is well formed though, since in its current form it is not parsing.