How do I deserialize a JSON array using Newtonsoft.Json

Question

[
   {
      "receiver_tax_id":"1002",
      "total":"6949,15",
      "receiver_company_name":"Das Company",
      "receiver_email":"[email protected]",
      "status":0
   },
   {
      "receiver_tax_id":"1001",
      "total":"39222,49",
      "receiver_company_name":"SAD company",
      "receiver_email":"[email protected]",
      "status":1
   }
]

Hi, this is my Json data, but I can't deserialize it. I want to check only "status" value. (first object "status" 0, second object "status" 1).

Example definition:

public class Example 
{
    [JsonProperty("receiver_tax_id")] 
    public string receiver_tax_id { get; set; }
    [JsonProperty("total")] 
    public string total { get; set; }
    [JsonProperty("receiver_company_name")] 
    public string receiver_company_name { get; set; }
    [JsonProperty("receiver_email")] 
    public string receiver_email { get; set; }
    [JsonProperty("status")] 
    public int status { get; set; } 
}

Deserialization code:

var des = (Example)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(responseString, typeof(Example)); 
Console.WriteLine(des.status[0].ToString());

var des = (Example)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(responseString, typeof(Example)); Console.WriteLine(des.status[0].ToString()); — Steven
– Steven, Commented Dec 5, 2015 at 9:57

Maxim Goncharuk · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-05 10:06:51Z

57

Try this code:

public class Receiver 
{
   public string receiver_tax_id { get; set;}
   public string total { get; set;}
   public string receiver_company_name { get; set;}
   public int status { get; set;}
}

And deserialize looks like follows:

var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Receiver>>(responseString);
var status = result[0].status;

answered Dec 5, 2015 at 10:06

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Steven Over a year ago

[JsonProperty("receiver_tax_id")] public string receiver_tax_id { get; set; } [JsonProperty("total")] ..... I added JsonProperty for every variable

Maxim Goncharuk Over a year ago

If you use [JsonProperty("receiver_tax_id")] you can name your property as you want. [JsonProperty("status")]public int MyOwnStatus { get; set; }

Steven Over a year ago

I wasn't know. Thank you :)

Dan Dinu · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-05 10:10:28Z

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If you only care about checking status you can use the dynamic type of .NET (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd264741.aspx)

dynamic deserialized = JObject.Parse(responseString); 
int status1 = deserialized[0].status; 
int status2 = deserialized[1].status; 
//
// do whatever

This way you don't even need the Example class.

answered Dec 5, 2015 at 10:10

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Andrzej Martyna Over a year ago

should be JArray.Parse (or JToken.Parse + checking deserialized.Type if we are not sure if there is array on input actually)

Yuval Itzchakov · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-05 10:13:12Z

4

From your code and JSON sampels it seems the problem is you're actually deserializing a List<Example> rather than a single Example.

I would do two things:

Make your class follow .NET naming conventions, as you already prefixed them with the proper JsonProperty attributes:

public class Example 
{
    [JsonProperty("receiver_tax_id")] 
    public string ReceiverTaxId { get; set; }

    [JsonProperty("total")] 
    public string Total { get; set; }

    [JsonProperty("receiver_company_name")] 
    public string ReceiverCompanyName { get; set; }

    [JsonProperty("receiver_email")] 
    public string ReceiverEmail { get; set; }

    [JsonProperty("status")] 
    public int Status{ get; set; } 
}

Deserialize a List<Example> using the generic JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T> overload instead of the non-generic version you're currently using:
```
var des = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Example>>(responseString); 
Console.WriteLine(des[0].Status);
```

answered Dec 5, 2015 at 10:13

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JohnOpincar Over a year ago

If you are having this problem, pay attention to this answer. I had an array of strings as field in the object I was having this error with. That prevented me from realizing my real problem was I was getting a list of one item at the top level and the array of strings inside that object was fine.

Vi100 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-05 10:10:15Z

0

You're trying to deserialize an array into an Example object. Try doing it to a List instead:

var des = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(responseString, typeof(List<Example>)) as List<Example>;

answered Dec 5, 2015 at 10:10

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Dan · Accepted Answer · 2024-08-15 23:11:17Z

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 var responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
 JObject joResponse = JObject.Parse(responseContent);
 JArray dataArray = (JArray)joResponse["data"];

 foreach (var item in dataArray)
 {
     Console.WriteLine("Json = " + item["id"]);
 }

answered Aug 15, 2024 at 23:11

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