Deserialize json formatted string on server side

Question

I am sending my array of arrays from the client to the server. Using jQuery ajax method after stringify like this

JSON.stringify({ list: FinalList })

and on the server side I am getting it like this

{\"list\":[[\"Full Name\"],[\"Select any one\",\"Option 1\",\"Option 2\",\"Option 3\"],[\"address\"],[\"contact name\"]]}

But I am not able to change it to the original form again. I tried using JavaScriptSerializer but I was not able to get the required result. It's giving me an object.

How I will deserialize it to it's original form?

Answer 1

The Deserialize< T >(String) method in JavaScriptSerializer requires a Type parameter, which tells it which type to deserialize to.

You must have a class which has the same structure as your javascript object (has a List or Array property which name is "list"), like MyType. Then use Deserialize< MyType >(text) to get the correct MyType instance.

And the MyType class should be like this:

public class MyType
{
    public IList<string[]> List { get; set; }
}