C# Create a .NET object for JSON serialization and deserialization [duplicate]

Answer 1

First we need to create a model. This model needs to match the structure of the JSON. There are a couple of ways to create this model.

Probably the best and safest way is to write it manualy. If you are using vs2015 you can also copy the json and paste it as class.

You can find this option here:

Another option is to use a website like http://json2csharp.com/ here you can paste the JSON and this will also generate classes for your JSON. Keep in mind that these generator are not 100% accurate so you might have to change some properties your self.

Ones we got the model we can use a lib like JSON.net to Deserialize our JSON. On the website is also some extra documentation on how to use JSON.net

var userList = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject>(users); //Users being the json as text.

Remember that if you miss a property in you model this will not always throw an error. So make sure that all properties got serialize correctly.

Serializing is as simple as Deserializing.

string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model);
File.WriteAllText("C:\json.txt",json); 

Optional is adding an encoding when writing the json.

File.WriteAllText("C:\json.txt",json,Encoding.UTF8);