Can I deserialize json to anonymous type in c#?

Question

I read from the DB a long json. I want just one attribute of that json.

I have got two options: a. Create an interface for that json and deserialize to that interface.

Answer 1

Old thread, but here goes another method on .NET 3.5: you can cast the object returned by DeserializeObject to a Dictionary. It's kind of the same solution as using the .NET 4.0 dynamic keyword:

JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
Object obj = serializer.DeserializeObject("{ 'name': 'vinicius fonseca', 'age': 31 }");
Dictionary ret = (Dictionary)obj;
Console.WriteLine(ret["name"].GetType().Name); // Output: String
Console.WriteLine(ret["name"].ToString()); // Output: vinicius fonseca
Console.WriteLine(ret["age"].GetType().Name); // Output: Int32
Console.WriteLine(ret["age"].ToString()); // Output: 31

Hope it helps someone.

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