Unable to get html string stored in json string

Question

I have the following text:

Hello <b>User</p>

I am storing it as JSOn string in the database so as to use it later to deserialize it. Below is the JSON string sent to DB in MyProperty column:

{"Html":"Hello <b>User</p>"}

In order to deserialize that string back to my object I am using NewtonSoft.JSON dll.

JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MyClass>(this.MyProperty);

When I deserialize it I am unable to get "Hello <b>User</p>" value back, it comes as null.

Note: If I am not string HTML in the JSON string it is returned back while deserializing.

Is there any limitation with html tags in JSON string?

My goal is store html tags in JSON string and get it back.

Edit:

Code of MyClass:

 public class MyClass
    {
        public string Html { get; set; }
        public string MyProperty { get; set; }
    }

As I mentioned if there are no html tags in the string i.e plain text it is deserialized back. — Raghav
– Raghav, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 14:39
Is this.MyProperty a string? I tried this by making the json object a string and it deserializes just fine. I'm using .Net 4.5 though, not sure if that makes a difference. — Jeff LaFay
– Jeff LaFay, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 14:44
Works fine for me. Please edit your question to include an MCVE that demonstrates the problem. — Brian Rogers
– Brian Rogers, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 14:47
JSON.org says there is no escaping for opening and closing tags, only for backslash and quote and control chars. Thus the JSON string is valid. I tried that string with an online Jason parser and it is parsed correctly. Problem must be somewhere else — Oguz Ozgul
– Oguz Ozgul, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 14:50

Silvermind · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-20 15:19:12Z

1

This works:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    string json = "{\"Html\":\"Hello<b>User</p>\" }";
    var myClass = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MyClass>(json);
}

public class MyClass
{
    public string Html { get; set; }
    public string MyProperty { get; set; }
}

edited Nov 20, 2015 at 15:19

Silvermind

5,9943 gold badges27 silver badges47 bronze badges

answered Nov 20, 2015 at 15:04

sjokkogutten

2,1052 gold badges22 silver badges26 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Unable to get html string stored in json string

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related