I have all this JSON text that I want to deserialize (or something) into an object with variables so I can run through it and add/change some things and then serialize it back to text. Is there something built in from Microsoft for this?
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I have all this JSON text that I want to deserialize (or something) into an object with variables so I can run through it and add/change some things and then serialize it back to text. Is there something built in from Microsoft for this?
WCF has the
DataContractJsonSerializerbut I haven’t used it myself – I’ve always gone for Json.NET which I’ve found to be broadly excellent.I’d expect the WCF serializer to be a good fit if you’re using WCF, but if you’re writing a standalone app, I’d go for Json.NET. It’s a pretty straightforward dependency. In particular, I like the fact that I don’t actually have to model the classes directly in order to use Json.NET – I tend to use the “LINQ” side of the library which is a little like LINQ to XML, but applied to JSON. I deal directly in
JArray,JObject,JTokenetc and let Json.NET just do the parsing/formatting.