How can I deserialize JSON to a simple Dictionary in ASP.NET?

Question

I have a simple key/value list in JSON being sent back to ASP.NET via POST. Example:

{ \"key1\": \"value1\", \"key2\": \"value2\"}

Answer 1

I just needed to parse a nested dictionary, like

{
    "x": {
        "a": 1,
        "b": 2,
        "c": 3
    }
}

where JsonConvert.DeserializeObject doesn't help. I found the following approach:

var dict = JObject.Parse(json).SelectToken("x").ToObject>();

The SelectToken lets you dig down to the desired field. You can even specify a path like "x.y.z" to step further down into the JSON object.