Deserializing Json var with json.net in c#

Question

I'm trying to process a JSON structure with Json.NET but without any luck.

{
  "Test": [
    {
      "text": "blah...",
      "Id": 6,
      "Date": "2013-04-13T00:00:00"
    },
    {
      "text": "bluuhh...",
      "Id": 7,
      "Date": "2013-02-10T00:00:00"
    }
  ],
  "ErrorCode": 0,
  "Status": 0,
  "StatusString": "Okay",
  "Message": "successfully returned 2 events."
}

Usually I write:

dynamic stuff = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json);

How is it possible to make a foreach for text?

I4V · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-10 13:02:37Z

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dynamic stuff = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json);
foreach (var item in stuff.Test)
{
    Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} {2}", item.text, item.Id, item.Date);
}

answered Sep 10, 2013 at 13:02

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user2761009 Over a year ago

Thanks :-) Why use {0} {1} {2}? and how to write it with literal

I4V Over a year ago

@user2761009 Just to format the output of Console.WriteLine (If find it easier to read then a + " " + b " " c). If you like: var text = (string)item.text;

Dmitrii Dovgopolyi · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-10 13:12:39Z

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One way is create objects from json by auto generators json2csharp

for your json it gives

public class Test
{
    public string text { get; set; }
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Date { get; set; }
}

public class RootObject
{
    public List<Test> Test { get; set; }
    public int ErrorCode { get; set; }
    public int Status { get; set; }
    public string StatusString { get; set; }
    public string Message { get; set; }
}

then you have

RootObject stuff = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(json);
foreach (Test item in stuff.Test)
{
    //your code
}

edited Sep 10, 2013 at 13:12

answered Sep 10, 2013 at 13:04

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orel Over a year ago

Or you can generate a class directly in VS2012 in the edit menu => paste special => paste json as classes guillaumebrout.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/clip_image0011.png

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