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Converting JsonResult into a different object in C#


So I have an object named Balance that contains:

public class Balance
{
   string balance1;
   string balance2;
   string currency;
}

and I'm trying to parse a JsonResult object that is returned by a different function call into an instance of Balance.

I've tried using JsonConvert.Serialize and Deseralize<Balance>, however, the object that I'm trying to parse into is set to null every time (ie balance1 = null etc)

Any help would be much appreciated.

EDIT:

Below is the code I'm trying to parse. Also, I realized that the data access in JsonResult is in a value called Data and shows up as Data: { balance1: "800" balance2: "800" currency: "CAD"}.

JsonResult result = admin.GetCompanyBalance(test.CustomerID, test.DevelopmentID); 
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(result);
Balance br = new Balance();
br = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Balance>(json);

Solution

  • Given your JSON:

    Data: { balance1: "800" balance2: "800" currency: "CAD"}
    

    The object you want appears to be nested inside the Data property of a parent object. You could do something like:

    JObject o = JObject.parse(json);
    Balance br = o["Data"].ToObject<Balance>();