Question

Parsing Google Plus JSON objects

Using C# and Newtonsoft.Json library how one can parse following json code?

[["tsg.lac",
[[["3a4a7e8e0b3d5d66"],["Friends",null,"Your real friends, the ones you feel comfortable sharing private details with.",null,null,null,null,null,null,2,2,null,"00000000",1,1,1]]
,[["5947b6d78a8231f3"],["Family",null,"Your close and extended family, with as many or as few in-laws as you want.",null,null,null,null,null,null,2,2,null,"00000001",2,1,1]]
,[["22d0e3ec8c38fa24"],["Acquaintances",null,"A good place to stick people you've met but aren't particularly close to.",null,null,null,null,null,null,2,2,null,"00000002",5,1,1]]
,[["1adf9b0b0987c2ad"],["Following",null,"People you don't know personally, but whose posts you find interesting.",null,null,null,null,null,null,2,2,null,"00000003",6,1,1]]
,[["15"],["Blocked",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,1,null,"z9",null,1,1]]]
,[]
]
]

Basically how do you parse Json if you do not know the original structure?
Is it possible to parse it into generic key/value collection?

Answer 1

You can parse it like

JArray jobj = (JArray)Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(jStr);
foreach (var x in jobj[0][1])
{
     Console.WriteLine(x[0][0] + " " + x[1][2]);
}

and the output will be

3a4a7e8e0b3d5d66 Your real friends, the ones you feel comfortable sharing private details with.
5947b6d78a8231f3 Your close and extended family, with as many or as few in-laws as you want.
22d0e3ec8c38fa24 A good place to stick people you’ve met but aren’t particularly close to.
1adf9b0b0987c2ad People you don’t know personally, but whose posts you find interesting.

PS: JsonView is a very good tool to help you