Deserializing JSON and access to elements

Question

I have the following code :

dynamic stuff = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(\"{ \'Name\': \'Jon Smith\', \'Address\': [\'A\', \'B\', \'C\'], \'Age\': 42 }\");
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Answer 1

This is a simple solution which will help you also in a lot of Projects.

{
  "Name": "Jon Smith",
  "Address": 
  [
    "A",
    "B",
    "C"
  ],
  "Age": "42"
}

You have to create a class for your items.

public class JSONClass
{
   public string Name { get; set; }
   public string[] Address { get; set; }
   public string Age { get; set; }
}

Then you have to make a List that will keep your items:

public class ItemsList
{
   public List<JSONClass> JsonItems { get; set;}  
}

And then you can simple retrieve your Items.

ItemsList itemsList = new ItemsList();

itemsList.JsonItems = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ItemsList>("yourAPIResponse").JsonItems ;

Answer 2

You can use the same approach with Name property, then iterate the Address value, since it's an array

var address = stuff.Address;
foreach (var item in address)
{
    Console.WriteLine(item);
}