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Reputation: 753

Can't deserialize json object with Dictionary

I need to deserialize simple json to Dictionary or something similar

json:

{"answer":"ok","hash":"hash123","name":"name123","kills":0,"online":0,"currentTime":"2018-01-06 21:18:30","endDate":"2018-01-06 21:18:30","configUrl":"configUrl123","extend":[]}

I have a problem with "extend" array at this json object. It gives me error as my Dictionary is wrong for array. If i delete it all works fine, but i need to save it. 

var json = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string>>(data);
Console.WriteLine(json["answer"]);

Sure i can fix this problem with class, but i can't use it.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1391

Answers (2)

Emre Kabaoglu
Emre Kabaoglu

Reputation: 13146

I suggest you to deserialize it with a known object;

public class JsonObject
{
    public string answer { get; set; }
    public string hash { get; set; }
    public string name { get; set; }
    public int kills { get; set; }
    public int online { get; set; }
    public string currentTime { get; set; }
    public string endDate { get; set; }
    public string configUrl { get; set; }
    public List<object> extend { get; set; }
}
var json = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JsonObject>(jsonStr);
Console.WriteLine(json.answer);

If you want to stay with dictionary you should deserialize like Dictionary<string, object>, because extend key not contains string;

var jsonDictionary = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, object>>(jsonStr);
Console.WriteLine(jsonDictionary["answer"]);

Upvotes: 2

ESG
ESG

Reputation: 9425

You are trying to deserialize an array into a string, so that's not going to work. Try using DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, object>> instead.

Upvotes: 2

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