Parsing JSON file C#

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I have the following JSON that I want to parse into C#. I am trying to avoid outside libraries but if I have to I can use them. Right now I am using the JavaScriptSerializer method of parsing from a JSON file following the answer on another stackoverflow question Unfortunately I can have any number of the objectX items under Resources and they all have different names. Is there another way of doing this?

{
    "FormatVersion" : "2010-09-09",
    "Description" : "My JSON Description",
    "Parameters" : {
        "Product" : {
            "Description" : "Product name",
            "Type" : "String",
            "Default" : "cs42"
        },
        "DifferentObjectSize" : {
            "Description" : "DifferentObjectSize",
            "Type" : "String",
            "Default" : "large"
        },
        "ObjectSize" : {
            "Description" : "Worker size",
            "Type" : "String",
            "Default" : "medium"
        }
     },

    "Resources" : {

        "differentobject" : {
          "Type" : "MyType",
          "Properties" : {
            "InstanceType" : { "Ref" : "DifferentObjectSize" }
          }
        },

        "object1" : {
          "Type" : "MyType",
          "Properties" : {
            "InstanceType" : { "Ref" : "ObjectSize" }
          }
        },

        "object2" : {
          "Type" : "MyType",
          "Properties" : {
            "InstanceType" : { "Ref" : "ObjectSize" }
          }
        },

        "object3" : {
          "Type" : "MyType",
          "Properties" : {
            "InstanceType" : { "Ref" : "ObjectSize" }
          }
        },

        "object4" : {
          "Type" : "MyType",
          "Properties" : {
            "InstanceType" : { "Ref" : "ObjectSize" }
          }
        },

    }
}

Well, I rolled out my own. JSON isn't very complicated, you can probably get it done in a day or so. — Vilx-
– Vilx-, Commented Jan 16, 2012 at 22:17

L.B · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-16 22:39:05Z

4

If you think to use Json.Net you can parse your input string as below

JObject myObj = (JObject)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(jsonString);
foreach(var resource in myObj["Resources"])
{
    var props = resource.Children<JObject>().First();
    Console.WriteLine(props["Type"] + " " + props["Properties"]["InstanceType"]["Ref"]);
}

edited Jan 16, 2012 at 22:39

answered Jan 16, 2012 at 22:28

L.B

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