Question

I need to parse some JSON to objects in C#. I’ve looked at Newtonsoft and JavaScriptSerializer but either I don’t know how to use them well or they do a poor job at handling format that could change and are awkward for complex structures. I want something where I can do something like:

JsonObject j = Deserialize(mystring);
String[] earthColors = j.maps["earth"].colors;

And not care about the rest of the structure.

Answer 1

I think you should reconsider not using Json.Net

string mystring = 
    @"
    {
        ""maps"": {
            ""earth"": {
                ""colors"": [
                    ""blue"",
                    ""green""
                ]
            },
            ""moon"": {
                ""colors"": [
                    ""black"",
                    ""white""
                ]
            }
        }
    ";

dynamic j = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(mystring);
foreach (var c in j.maps["earth"].colors)
{
    Console.WriteLine(c);
}