How can I read JSON content with a comment with Json.NET?

Question

In order to install an external extension into Google Chrome browser, I try to update a Chrome external extension JSON file. Using Json.NET it seems to be easy:

Answer 1

You could always convert single-line comments to multi-line comment syntax before parsing...

Something like replace...

.*//.*\n

with

$1/*$2*/

...

Regex.Replace(subjectString, ".*//.*$", "$1/*$2*/");