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JSON Deserializing Returns Null for Sub List

I'm attempting to deserialize the following json:
{"PatientNameID":{"ID":514,"Name":{"First":"Laura","Middle":"X","Last":"Coelho","Suffix":"","Full":"Laura X Coelho","Preferred":""}},"PatientNumber":"254","ChartNumber":"254","Gender":{"LookupType":"Gender","Code":"F","Description":"Female","Order":1,"Active":true,"AlternateCodes":null},"DOB":"4/9/1953","PhoneNumber":"3521029496","SSN":"*****0161"}
This is the class and subclasses into which I'm trying to deserialize the above JSON:
public class PatientList3
{
public Pat PatientNameID { get; set; }
public string PatientNumber { get; set; }
public string ChartNumber { get; set; }
public Gender2 Gender { get; set; }
public string DOB { get; set; }
public string PhoneNumber { get; set; }
public string SSN { get; set; }
}
public class Pat
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public PtName Name { get; set; }
}
public class PtName
{
public string First { get; set; }
public string Middle { get; set; }
public string Last { get; set; }
public string Suffix { get; set; }
public string Full { get; set; }
public string Preferred { get; set; }
}
public class Gender2
{
string LookupType { get; set; }
string Code { get; set; }
string Description { get; set; }
int Order { get; set; }
bool Active { get; set; }
List<AlternateCodes> AlternateCodes { get; set; }
}
public class AlternateCodes
{
string Code { get; set; }
string Description { get; set; }
string CodeSystem { get; set; }
string CodeSystemName { get; set; }
}
Everything goes well when I deserialize it except all of the values in the Gender2 class are null.
I've referred to the following two posts for answers but nothing seems to be doing to trick.
JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(JsonString) returning all Properties<T> as Null
DeSerializing JSON returns null C#

Fix the properties on Gender2 & AlternateCodes they are not public! The deserializer will not be able to find your any of your properties so that is probably the reason this fails to populate.

The problem is with access modifiers of properties Gender2 and AlternateCodes class, default access modifiers for properties is private. You should change it to:
public class Gender2
{
public string LookupType { get; set; }
public string Code { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public int Order { get; set; }
public bool Active { get; set; }
public List<AlternateCodes> AlternateCodes { get; set; }
}
public class AlternateCodes
{
public string Code { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public string CodeSystem { get; set; }
public string CodeSystemName { get; set; }
}
After setting properties to public it deserializes successfully:

UWP and nested json objects

I'm trying to deserialize some JSON code in a c# applicatie. I use the DataContractJsonSerializer class to do this. All works fine, until I get nested jsonobjects,
I recieve the following json from an external API:
[{"name":"Beeldscherm","json":"{\"onHomeEnter\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":0,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487166732440},\"onHomeExit\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":120,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487163669388},\"onRoomEnter\":{\"state\":1,\"delay\":0,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1},\"onRoomExit\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":120,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1},\"onNear\":{\"state\":1,\"delay\":0,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487164911729},\"onAway\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":2,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487164909184}}","id":"58a44fa04f40b016004ffca2","sphereId":"58a44c0a4f40b016004ffc9d","createdAt":"2017-02-15T13:52:12.783Z","updatedAt":"2017-02-15T12:55:05.332Z"}]
Which I edit with the following code:
responJsonText = responJsonText.Replace("\\", "").Replace("\"{", "{").Replace("}\"", "}");
and it then looks like this:
[{"name":"Beeldscherm","json":{"onHomeEnter":{"state":0,"delay":0,"fadeTime":0,"active":false,"updatedAt":1487166732440},"onHomeExit":{"state":0,"delay":120,"fadeTime":0,"active":false,"updatedAt":1487163669388},"onRoomEnter":{"state":1,"delay":0,"fadeTime":0,"active":false,"updatedAt":1},"onRoomExit":{"state":0,"delay":120,"fadeTime":0,"active":false,"updatedAt":1},"onNear":{"state":1,"delay":0,"fadeTime":0,"active":false,"updatedAt":1487164911729},"onAway":{"state":0,"delay":2,"fadeTime":0,"active":false,"updatedAt":1487164909184}},"id":"58a44fa04f40b016004ffca2","sphereId":"58a44c0a4f40b016004ffc9d","createdAt":"2017-02-15T13:52:12.783Z","updatedAt":"2017-02-15T12:55:05.332Z"}]
and try to parse this using the following classes:
[DataContract]
class Appliance
{
[DataMember]
public String name { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public ApplianceJson json { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public String id { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public String sphereId { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public String createdAt { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public String updatedAt { get; set; }
}
[DataContract]
class ApplianceJson
{
[DataMember]
public ApplianceEvents onHomeEnter { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public ApplianceEvents onHomeExit { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public ApplianceEvents onRoomEnter { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public ApplianceEvents onRoomExit { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public ApplianceEvents onNear { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public ApplianceEvents onAway { get; set; }
}
[DataContract]
class ApplianceEvents
{
[DataMember]
public int state { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public int delay { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public bool active { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public int updatedAt { get; set; }
}
and the following code for the deserialization:
DataContractJsonSerializer serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(List<Appliance>));
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(responJsonText));
The error I get is:
Exception thrown: 'System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException' in System.Private.DataContractSerialization.dll
Exception thrown: 'System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException' in mscorlib.ni.dll
Does anybody see something that is wrong and how I could fix it?
Update
I checked the json string and its correct now, I've put the correct version in the question
Update 2
added the original JSON

if you notice the Original Json, You can see " is not \" but if you go deep into json, the Json Node itself has " as \". So i cleaned up all \" first and then again replaced " with \" Used Newtonsoft Json and then it parsed successfully. See my answer.
Using This Site and your JsonString, Below are the proper Json Class Structure that I created.
public class Appliance
{
public string name { get; set; }
public Json json { get; set; }
public string id { get; set; }
public string sphereId { get; set; }
public string createdAt { get; set; }
public string updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class OnHomeEnter
{
public int state { get; set; }
public int delay { get; set; }
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
public bool active { get; set; }
public long updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class OnHomeExit
{
public int state { get; set; }
public int delay { get; set; }
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
public bool active { get; set; }
public long updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class OnRoomEnter
{
public int state { get; set; }
public int delay { get; set; }
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
public bool active { get; set; }
public int updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class OnRoomExit
{
public int state { get; set; }
public int delay { get; set; }
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
public bool active { get; set; }
public int updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class OnNear
{
public int state { get; set; }
public int delay { get; set; }
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
public bool active { get; set; }
public long updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class OnAway
{
public int state { get; set; }
public int delay { get; set; }
public int fadeTime { get; set; }
public bool active { get; set; }
public long updatedAt { get; set; }
}
public class Json
{
public OnHomeEnter onHomeEnter { get; set; }
public OnHomeExit onHomeExit { get; set; }
public OnRoomEnter onRoomEnter { get; set; }
public OnRoomExit onRoomExit { get; set; }
public OnNear onNear { get; set; }
public OnAway onAway { get; set; }
}
Once Done, I used Json.Net
to Parse the JsonString to Appliance Object
Below is the Final Json String and Parser.
"[{\"name\":\"Beeldscherm\",\"json\":{\"onHomeEnter\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":0,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487166732440},\"onHomeExit\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":120,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487163669388},\"onRoomEnter\":{\"state\":1,\"delay\":0,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1},\"onRoomExit\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":120,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1},\"onNear\":{\"state\":1,\"delay\":0,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487164911729},\"onAway\":{\"state\":0,\"delay\":2,\"fadeTime\":0,\"active\":false,\"updatedAt\":1487164909184}},\"id\":\"58a44fa04f40b016004ffca2\",\"sphereId\":\"58a44c0a4f40b016004ffc9d\",\"createdAt\":\"2017 - 02 - 15T13: 52:12.783Z\",\"updatedAt\":\"2017 - 02 - 15T12: 55:05.332Z\"}]";
And Below is how I was able to successfully Parse Json.
List<Appliance> appJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Appliance>>(JsonData);
Good Luck.

Noob C# Class Declaration Issue

So I created a class using json2csharp
public class ResponseType
{
public class Query
{
public string q { get; set; }
public object sku { get; set; }
public int limit { get; set; }
public object reference { get; set; }
public object mpn_or_sku { get; set; }
public string mpn { get; set; }
public object brand { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public int start { get; set; }
public object seller { get; set; }
}
public class Request
{
public bool exact_only { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public List<Query> queries { get; set; }
}
public class Seller
{
public string display_flag { get; set; }
public bool has_ecommerce { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public string homepage_url { get; set; }
public string id { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
}
public class Prices
{
public List<List<object>> USD { get; set; }
public List<List<object>> JPY { get; set; }
public List<List<object>> CNY { get; set; }
}
public class Offer
{
public string sku { get; set; }
public string packaging { get; set; }
public string on_order_eta { get; set; }
public string last_updated { get; set; }
public int? order_multiple { get; set; }
public int in_stock_quantity { get; set; }
public string eligible_region { get; set; }
public int? moq { get; set; }
public int? on_order_quantity { get; set; }
public object octopart_rfq_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public Seller seller { get; set; }
public string product_url { get; set; }
public object factory_order_multiple { get; set; }
public string _naive_id { get; set; }
public int? factory_lead_days { get; set; }
public Prices prices { get; set; }
public bool is_authorized { get; set; }
public bool is_realtime { get; set; }
}
public class Brand
{
public string homepage_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
}
public class Manufacturer
{
public string homepage_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
}
public class Item
{
public List<Offer> offers { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
public string mpn { get; set; }
public List<object> redirected_uids { get; set; }
public Brand brand { get; set; }
public string octopart_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public Manufacturer manufacturer { get; set; }
}
public class Result
{
public List<Item> items { get; set; }
public int hits { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public object reference { get; set; }
public object error { get; set; }
}
public class RootObject
{
public int msec { get; set; }
public Request request { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public List<Result> results { get; set; }
}
}
The problem is at design-time, when I declare a variable with the type of my class:
ResponseType Response = new ResponseType();
Intellisense does not allow me to access the subclasses RootObject.results list. It only shows Equals, GetHashCode, GetType and ToString. I am assuming I did something wrong in my class declaration.
Thank you in advance!
Edit -- I am fairly new to C Sharp. I am trying to parse a response from a REST API. I took the JSON provided by the Rest API and converted it using json2csharp into a class. My intent was to do something like this
Within a function return:
public ResponseType ExecuteSearch(String PartNumber)
{
~ ALL CODE FOR GENERATING req
// Perform the search and obtain results
var data = client.Execute(req).Content;
JSON = data;
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ResponseType>(data);
}
Then being able to access the response as an object outside of the function
Edit 2:
I figured out what I did. Instead of nesting everything within the ResponseType I should have simply renamed RootObject to ResponseType.

Intellisense does not allow me to access the subclasses RootObject.results list
it is because the property results is not static and you try to acces it this way. A static property is accessed via ClassName.PropertyName. For more information on static variables check the link.
It only shows Equals, GetHashCode, GetType and ToString
This is the basic set of methods that every object in C# inherits from the class object. This is why you can see it.
Intellisense will allow you to do this:
ResponseType.RootObject ro = new ResponseType.RootObject();
ro.results.First();
because you will need an Instance of that class to acces the property results.
I am assuming I did something wrong in my class declaration.
It depends. Basically if the compiler does not complain then you declared your classes as supposed to be. But the declaration of the properties commands you to access them in a specific way. So if you still want to access results with RootObject.results you need to make it static:
public class RootObject
{
public static List<Result> results { get; set; }
}
But note that this list will exist only once! and is not individual to each instance of RootObject! Since you have embedded classes you need to call it like this:
ResponseType.RootObject.results.WhatEver();
EDIT
I guess you would like to get the Object of type RootObject inside the Object of type ResponseType. If I am right then it is not necessary to declare the classes inside ResponseType but you have to declare variables of each type inside it like:
public class ResponseType
{
public RootObject MyRootObject{ get; set; }
}
public class RootObject
{
public int msec { get; set; }
public Request request { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public List<Result> results { get; set; }
}
Now you will be able to access the results variable inside the ResponseType object:
ResponseType rt = new ResponseType();
rt.MyRootObject.results.WhatEver();
For more information on how to deserialize JSON to classes please read the Deserialize JSON to C# Classes post

1) Object with ResponseType class isn't contain any fields(event static one).
2) You declare ResponseType object, but results is field of RootObject object.
So if you want to work with results you should do something like this:
ResponseType.RootObject rootObject = new ResponseType.RootObject();
rootObject.results.DoWork();

Below is what I think you are trying to do. I would only use it in this form if this is some kind of Data Transfer Object (DTO) because otherwise it is pretty bad practice for a class that would be used in code (mostly because of the public getters and setters on all of the fields and the field names matching the class name), but it does show your main mistake and that is that classes need to be defined outside of your main class and if you need that type of class in your top level class you need to define a public field to access it.
public class ResponseType
{
public Query Query { get; set; }
public Request Request { get; set; }
public Seller Seller { get; set; }
public Prices Prices { get; set; }
public Offer Offer { get; set; }
public Brand Brand { get; set; }
public Manufacturer Manufacturer { get; set; }
public Item Item { get; set; }
public Result Result { get; set; }
public RootObject RootObject { get; set; }
}
public class Query
{
public string q { get; set; }
public object sku { get; set; }
public int limit { get; set; }
public object reference { get; set; }
public object mpn_or_sku { get; set; }
public string mpn { get; set; }
public object brand { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public int start { get; set; }
public object seller { get; set; }
}
public class Request
{
public bool exact_only { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public List<Query> queries { get; set; }
}
public class Seller
{
public string display_flag { get; set; }
public bool has_ecommerce { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public string homepage_url { get; set; }
public string id { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
}
public class Prices
{
public List<List<object>> USD { get; set; }
public List<List<object>> JPY { get; set; }
public List<List<object>> CNY { get; set; }
}
public class Offer
{
public string sku { get; set; }
public string packaging { get; set; }
public string on_order_eta { get; set; }
public string last_updated { get; set; }
public int? order_multiple { get; set; }
public int in_stock_quantity { get; set; }
public string eligible_region { get; set; }
public int? moq { get; set; }
public int? on_order_quantity { get; set; }
public object octopart_rfq_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public Seller seller { get; set; }
public string product_url { get; set; }
public object factory_order_multiple { get; set; }
public string _naive_id { get; set; }
public int? factory_lead_days { get; set; }
public Prices prices { get; set; }
public bool is_authorized { get; set; }
public bool is_realtime { get; set; }
}
public class Brand
{
public string homepage_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
}
public class Manufacturer
{
public string homepage_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
}
public class Item
{
public List<Offer> offers { get; set; }
public string uid { get; set; }
public string mpn { get; set; }
public List<object> redirected_uids { get; set; }
public Brand brand { get; set; }
public string octopart_url { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public Manufacturer manufacturer { get; set; }
}
public class Result
{
public List<Item> items { get; set; }
public int hits { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public object reference { get; set; }
public object error { get; set; }
}
public class RootObject
{
public int msec { get; set; }
public Request request { get; set; }
public string __class__ { get; set; }
public List<Result> results { get; set; }
}

Not getting object data from Json deserialization

I am getting Json data from a web server, but when I try to deserialize it to objects, I am not getting any data. The Json string looks like this:
{"success":true,"data":[{"Id":6,"CustomerGuid":"70b390d8-82d5-4bba-aa68-fc8268a1b1ff","UserName":"victoria_victoria#nopCommerce.com","Email":"victoria_victoria#nopCommerce.com","CustomerRoles":[{"Id":3,"Name":"Registered","SystemName":"Registered"}],"AdminComment":null,"IsTaxExempt":false,"AffiliateId":0,"VendorId":0,"HasShoppingCartItems":false,"Active":false,"Deleted":false,"IsSystemAccount":false,"SystemName":null,"LastIpAddress":null,"CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1472933472393)\/","LastLoginDateUtc":null,"LastActivityDateUtc":"\/Date(1472933472393)\/","ExternalAuthenticationRecords":[],"ShoppingCartItems":[]},{"Id":5,"CustomerGuid":"eb9e6f24-f362-4c10-942a-366e2919dc11","UserName":"brenda_lindgren#nopCommerce.com","Email":"brenda_lindgren#nopCommerce.com","CustomerRoles":[{"Id":3,"Name":"Registered","SystemName":"Registered"}],"AdminComment":null,"IsTaxExempt":false,"AffiliateId":0,"VendorId":0,"HasShoppingCartItems":false,"Active":false,"Deleted":false,"IsSystemAccount":false,"SystemName":null,"LastIpAddress":null,"CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1472933472363)\/","LastLoginDateUtc":null,"LastActivityDateUtc":"\/Date(1472933472363)\/","ExternalAuthenticationRecords":[],"ShoppingCartItems":[]},{"Id":4,"CustomerGuid":"9f46dbae-6942-410c-90b8-9b38a0890064","UserName":"james_pan#nopCommerce.com","Email":"james_pan#nopCommerce.com","CustomerRoles":[{"Id":3,"Name":"Registered","SystemName":"Registered"}],"AdminComment":null,"IsTaxExempt":false,"AffiliateId":0,"VendorId":0,"HasShoppingCartItems":false,"Active":false,"Deleted":false,"IsSystemAccount":false,"SystemName":null,"LastIpAddress":null,"CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1472933472317)\/","LastLoginDateUtc":null,"LastActivityDateUtc":"\/Date(1472933472317)\/","ExternalAuthenticationRecords":[],"ShoppingCartItems":[]},{"Id":3,"CustomerGuid":"6277386b-13ee-427b-9cfe-4ebfa487c340","UserName":"arthur_holmes#nopCommerce.com","Email":"arthur_holmes#nopCommerce.com","CustomerRoles":[{"Id":3,"Name":"Registered","SystemName":"Registered"}],"AdminComment":null,"IsTaxExempt":false,"AffiliateId":0,"VendorId":0,"HasShoppingCartItems":false,"Active":false,"Deleted":false,"IsSystemAccount":false,"SystemName":null,"LastIpAddress":null,"CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1472933472253)\/","LastLoginDateUtc":null,"LastActivityDateUtc":"\/Date(1472933472253)\/","ExternalAuthenticationRecords":[],"ShoppingCartItems":[]},{"Id":2,"CustomerGuid":"241f45f1-b38c-4e22-8c5a-743fa3276620","UserName":"steve_gates#nopCommerce.com","Email":"steve_gates#nopCommerce.com","CustomerRoles":[{"Id":3,"Name":"Registered","SystemName":"Registered"}],"AdminComment":null,"IsTaxExempt":false,"AffiliateId":0,"VendorId":0,"HasShoppingCartItems":false,"Active":false,"Deleted":false,"IsSystemAccount":false,"SystemName":null,"LastIpAddress":null,"CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1472933472207)\/","LastLoginDateUtc":null,"LastActivityDateUtc":"\/Date(1472933472207)\/","ExternalAuthenticationRecords":[],"ShoppingCartItems":[]},{"Id":1,"CustomerGuid":"a940dc03-5f52-47d2-9391-8597b3b31cf2","UserName":"tony#lakesideos.com","Email":"tony#lakesideos.com","CustomerRoles":[{"Id":1,"Name":"Administrators","SystemName":"Administrators"},{"Id":2,"Name":"Forum Moderators","SystemName":"ForumModerators"},{"Id":3,"Name":"Registered","SystemName":"Registered"}],"AdminComment":null,"IsTaxExempt":false,"AffiliateId":0,"VendorId":0,"HasShoppingCartItems":true,"Active":true,"Deleted":false,"IsSystemAccount":false,"SystemName":null,"LastIpAddress":"71.185.255.7","CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1472933470783)\/","LastLoginDateUtc":"\/Date(1477522483903)\/","LastActivityDateUtc":"\/Date(1477523996553)\/","ExternalAuthenticationRecords":[],"ShoppingCartItems":[{"Id":1,"StoreId":1,"ShoppingCartTypeId":1,"CustomerId":1,"ProductId":18,"AttributesXml":null,"CustomerEnteredPrice":0.0000,"Quantity":1,"CreatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1473801903447)\/","UpdatedOnUtc":"\/Date(1473803336207)\/","IsFreeShipping":false,"IsShipEnabled":true,"AdditionalShippingCharge":0.0000,"IsTaxExempt":false}]}]}
I created these classes from the recommendation given in this link:
recommendation
I used this to create the classes: json2csharp
Response class:
class Response
{
bool success;
IList<Customer> data;
}
Customer class:
class Customer
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string CustomerGuid { get; set; }
public string UserName { get; set; }
public string Email { get; set; }
public List<CustomerRole> CustomerRoles { get; set; }
public object AdminComment { get; set; }
public bool IsTaxExempt { get; set; }
public int AffiliateId { get; set; }
public int VendorId { get; set; }
public bool HasShoppingCartItems { get; set; }
public bool Active { get; set; }
public bool Deleted { get; set; }
public bool IsSystemAccount { get; set; }
public object SystemName { get; set; }
public string LastIpAddress { get; set; }
public DateTime CreatedOnUtc { get; set; }
public DateTime? LastLoginDateUtc { get; set; }
public DateTime LastActivityDateUtc { get; set; }
public List<object> ExternalAuthenticationRecords { get; set; }
public List<object> ShoppingCartItems { get; set; }
}
CustomerRole class:
class CustomerRole
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string SystemName { get; set; }
}
ExternalAuthenticationRecord class:
class ExternalAuthenticationRecord
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public int CustomerId { get; set; }
public string Email { get; set; }
public object ExternalIdentifier { get; set; }
public object ExternalDisplayIdentifier { get; set; }
public object OAuthToken { get; set; }
public object OAuthAccessToken { get; set; }
public string ProviderSystemName { get; set; }
}
ShoppingCartItem class:
class ShoppingCartItem
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public int StoreId { get; set; }
public int ShoppingCartTypeId { get; set; }
public int CustomerId { get; set; }
public int ProductId { get; set; }
public object AttributesXml { get; set; }
public double CustomerEnteredPrice { get; set; }
public int Quantity { get; set; }
public DateTime CreatedOnUtc { get; set; }
public DateTime UpdatedOnUtc { get; set; }
public bool IsFreeShipping { get; set; }
public bool IsShipEnabled { get; set; }
public double AdditionalShippingCharge { get; set; }
public bool IsTaxExempt { get; set; }
}
I am using this statement to deserialzie the Json string: Response res = (Response)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(customerJson, (typeof(Response)));
When I stop it in the debugger, it shows "res" as data: null and success: false.
I am not getting any errors. It is just not giving me the data from the Json string.
Any help that anybody can provide to figure out why I'm not getting the data I want in "res", would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks,
Tony

The problem is related to the accessibility level in your Response class. By default the fields, property and method are private so JsonConvert is not able to fill the properties.
Change the class as follow:
class Response
{
public bool success {get; set;}
public IList<Customer> data {get; set;}
}
And it wil works.
Another improvement is related to the JsonConvert use. To avoid the explicit cast use this type conversion: JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(string) where T will be Response

Json string deserialization C#

I have this json
and i want to deserialize it so I can get each object's value for example:
"icon_url": "-9a81dlWLwJ2UUGcVs_nsVtzdOEdtWwKGZZLQHTxDZ7I56KU0Zwwo4NUX4oFJZEHLbXH5ApeO4YmlhxYQknCRvCo04DEVlxkKgpouLWzKjhzw8zFdC5K092kl5SClMj3PLXFhGpC_Pp8j-3I4IG7i1Hn_UI-Nmj3ItDGe1BoN1mCr1G4xL_vhMS8tcmcn3JhuihwsHvbzQv3309k3tBw8A",
The problem is I can make the class(es) that I need so I can deserialize the json because the json string has nested objects.

I used json2csharp to help me generate classes. After some merging and cleaning up, this is what I got:
public class InventoryItem
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string classid { get; set; }
public string instanceid { get; set; }
public string amount { get; set; }
public int pos { get; set; }
}
public class AppData
{
public string def_index { get; set; }
public int? is_itemset_name { get; set; }
public int? limited { get; set; }
}
public class Description
{
public string type { get; set; }
public string value { get; set; }
public string color { get; set; }
public AppData app_data { get; set; }
}
public class Action
{
public string name { get; set; }
public string link { get; set; }
}
public class Tag
{
public string internal_name { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string category { get; set; }
public string category_name { get; set; }
public string color { get; set; }
}
public class RgDescription
{
public string appid { get; set; }
public string classid { get; set; }
public string instanceid { get; set; }
public string icon_url { get; set; }
public string icon_url_large { get; set; }
public string icon_drag_url { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string market_hash_name { get; set; }
public string market_name { get; set; }
public string name_color { get; set; }
public string background_color { get; set; }
public string type { get; set; }
public int tradable { get; set; }
public int marketable { get; set; }
public int commodity { get; set; }
public string market_tradable_restriction { get; set; }
public List<Description> descriptions { get; set; }
public List<Action> actions { get; set; }
public List<Action> market_actions { get; set; }
public List<Tag> tags { get; set; }
}
public class RootObject
{
public bool success { get; set; }
public IDictionary<string, InventoryItem> rgInventory { get; set; }
public List<object> rgCurrency { get; set; }
public IDictionary<string, RgDescription> rgDescriptions { get; set; }
public bool more { get; set; }
public bool more_start { get; set; }
}
These appear to work correctly, you can deserialize and serialize with code like this:
var obj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(oldString);
Console.WriteLine(obj.rgDescriptions["310776560_302028390"].icon_url); // e.g.
var newString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj,
new JsonSerializerSettings { NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore });
// null value handling is optional, the above makes it a little more like the source string