how to parse json list at c#

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Solution 1

On json2csharp.com you can generate classes for your JSON, for your JSON they can look like:

public class Adjustment
{
    public string CardNumber { get; set; }
    public string TimeStamp { get; set; }
    public double Point { get; set; }
}

public class RootObject
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public Adjustment Adjustment { get; set; }
}

And then deserialise it:

List<RootObject> o = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<RootObject>>(string json)

Solution 2

Taking the json structure in your question, http://json2csharp.com/ gives us the following:

public class Adjustment
{
    public string CardNumber { get; set; }
    public string TimeStamp { get; set; }
    public double Point { get; set; }
}

public class RootObject
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public Adjustment Adjustment { get; set; }
}

Just accept them as an array in your controller action:

public class SomeController : ApiController
{
    public IHttpActionResult Post([FromBody] RootObject[] values)
    {
        // do stuff
        return Ok();
    }
}
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Updated on August 29, 2022

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  • Sezer Erdogan
    Sezer Erdogan over 1 year

    How to parse this json list at c# ? I have read this list at my service side.I using web api .

    [
    { "Id":1,
      "Adjustment":{
        "CardNumber": "1234567895678",
        "TimeStamp": "2016-06-14 12:00:56",
        "Point": -13.09
        }
    },
    { "Id":2,
      "Adjustment":{
        "CardNumber": "2345673245689",
        "TimeStamp": "2016-06-14 12:05:43",
        "Point": 2.3
        }
    }
    ] 
    

    I done this way but it is not working :How can I fixed my code? Do you have any suggestions ?I sent to request body with Fiddler.

    public object InsertNewCustomer([FromBody] object value)
    {
        var returns = new List<object>();
    
        if (value == null)
        {
            returns.Add(new { ReturnCode = "-1" });
    
            return Json(returns, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet).Data;
        }
        var jsonstr = @value.ToString();
    
        var jsonVal = JArray.Parse(jsonstr);
    
    
    
        Cariler newcustomer = new Cariler();
    
        using (TransactionScope scope = new TransactionScope())
        {
    
            foreach (JObject root in jsonVal)
            {
                foreach (KeyValuePair<String, JToken> app in root)
                {
    
                    var card = (String)app.Value["CardNumber"];
                    var time = (String)app.Value["TimeStamp"];
                    var point = (byte)app.Value["Point"];
    
                    newcustomer.CardNum = card;
                    newcustomer.Time = time;
                    newcustomer.Point = point;
                    context.Cariler.Add(newcustomer);
                    context.SaveChanges();
                }
            }
    
    
            scope.Complete();
            returns.Add(new { ReturnCode = "0" });
    
            return Json(returns, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet).Data;
        }
    }
    

    Giving this error :

    {"Message":"An error has occurred.","ExceptionMessage":"Cannot access child value on Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JValue.","ExceptionType":"System.InvalidOperationException","StackTrace":" at Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken.get_Item(Object key)\r\n at TestWebApi.Controllers.ValuesController.InsertNewCustomer(Object value) in c:\Users\sezer.erdogan.PROMAKS\Desktop\LYLWebApi\LYLWebApi\Controllers\ValuesController.cs:line 64\r\n at lambda_method(Closure , Object , Object[] )\r\n at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ReflectedHttpActionDescriptor.ActionExecutor.<>c__DisplayClass10.b__9(Object instance, Object[] methodParameters)\r\n at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ReflectedHttpActionDescriptor.ActionExecutor.Execute(Object instance, Object[] arguments)\r\n at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ReflectedHttpActionDescriptor.ExecuteAsync(HttpControllerContext controllerContext, IDictionary2 arguments, CancellationToken cancellationToken)\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter1.GetResult()\r\n at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ApiControllerActionInvoker.d__0.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter1.GetResult()\r\n at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ActionFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__2.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter1.GetResult()\r\n at System.Web.Http.Controllers.AuthenticationFilterResult.d__0.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()\r\n at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher.d__1.MoveNext()"}

  • Aleksey L.
    Aleksey L. almost 8 years
    This also can be done in Visual Studio: Edit -> Paste Special -> Paste JSON as Classes
  • Sezer Erdogan
    Sezer Erdogan almost 8 years
    After how can I use RootObject in my function ?
  • Sezer Erdogan
    Sezer Erdogan almost 8 years
    After how can I use RootObject in my function ?