How can I read JSON from a file stored locally?

Question

I am attempting to use JSON.Net to load in a JSON file stored locally on an ASP.Net MVC 4 site, but am having trouble pointing to the file. Here is what I am trying to do:

Answer 1

You need to read in the JSON first using a FileStream.

Try this.

using(StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(Server.MapPath("~/Content/treatments.json")))
{
      treatments = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject>(sr.ReadToEnd());
}