Below is a simple C# class object that I want to convert into a JSON string:
public class SampleObject
{
public SampleObject()
{
Name = "Hello";
State = 7;
}
public string Name { get; set; }
public int State { get; set; }
}
I am using the following method to serialize the object into JSON:
// Json.net
// from Newtonsoft.Json.dll
// version 8.0.2.19309
//
using Newtonsoft.Json;
public static string ConvertToJSON<T>(T obj)
{
return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj);
}
The output of this serialization method is as expected:
{"Name":"Hello","State":7}
To further stringify my JSON string, I use another method:
public static string Stringify(string json)
{
return JsonConvert.ToString(json);
}
The resulting output of this second method is as anticipated:
"{\"Name\":\"Hello\",\"State\":7}"
Now, my question is how do I deserialize this string back to the original SampleObject?
My attempts at solving this:
ATTEMPT 1
public static T ConvertFromStringifiedJSON<T>(string stringifiedJSON)
{
Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject j = Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject.Parse(stringifiedJSON);
return ConvertFromJSON<T>(j.ToString());
}
However, this attempt throws an exception:
{"Error reading JObject from JsonReader. Current JsonReader item is not an object: String. Path '', line 1, position 34."}
ATTEMPT 2
public static T ConvertFromJSON<T>(string jsonNotation)
{
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(jsonNotation, NoNullStrings);
}
Unfortunately, this attempt also results in an exception:
{"Error converting value \"{\"Name\":\"Hello\",\"State\":7}\" to type 'RestApi.Objects.rTestObject'. Path '', line 1, position 34."}
Solution:
Credit to Alexander I. for suggesting the following solution:
public static T ConvertFromStringifiedJSON<T>(string stringifiedJSON)
{
var json = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<string>(stringifiedJSON);
return ConvertFromJSON<T>(json);
}