How to deserialize JSON objects to List<> when the items are not in a Json array? (C#)

Question

I'm using a Json string from another system. It looks something like this:

{
  "BoolValue": true,
  "Inventory": {
    "Item1": {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Item One"
    },
    "Item2": {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Item Two"
    },
    "Item3": {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Item Three"
    }
  }
}

How would I deserialize the "Item" objects to a List? I know it's easy then the json uses an array for "Inventory": [] but how will I do it when it's just object after object under the Inventory property?

are you looking for what classes you'll need, or how to deserialize into your classes? — Goose
– Goose, Commented Jan 23, 2014 at 18:21
The values shown under each item won't work for a List; they have a key/value structure. You'll need a hash table of some type like a Dictionary<T>. Either way, in order to deserialize you'll need a class definition for that. — klugerama
– klugerama, Commented Jan 23, 2014 at 18:25

Goose · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-23 18:50:32Z

3

If I'm understanding correctly, you'll need a class setup like this:

public class Results {
    public bool BoolValue { get; set; }
    public Dictionary<string, Item> Inventory { get; set; }
}

public class Item {
    public string id { get; set; }
    public string name { get; set; }
}

edited Jan 23, 2014 at 18:50

answered Jan 23, 2014 at 18:26

Goose

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