How to deserialize JSON object similar to array of different object TYPES?

Question

I have got json:

{
  "_embedded": {
    "users": {
      "1688416": {
        "id": 1688416,
        "name": "test"
      },
      "1688395": {
        "id": 1688395,
        "name": "test",

      },
      "1625614": {
        "id": 1625614,
        "name": "test"      
      }
    }
  }
}

I should deserialize it by Newtonsoft.JSON library, but i can't undestand how to?? Object in "users" object can change, and "users" - is not array.

I can just JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(myobject) and take all fields by indexes, but it's stupidly, and i want to deserialize this json to normal object. How to?

UPDATE: code that i use

T is User

public class Response<T>
    {     
        [JsonProperty("_embedded", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
        public EmbeddedContent<T> EmbeddedContent { get; set; }
    }

    public class EmbeddedContent<T>
    {
        [JsonPropertyNameBasedOnItemClass]
        public List<T> Items { get; set; }
    }

public class User{
    public int id{get;set;}
    public string name {get;set;}
}

JsonPropertyNameBasedOnItemClass - work like JsonProperty("users")

and try deserialize:

JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Response<User>>(...)

what code are you using at the moment?

James Lingham
– James Lingham

2018-04-04 07:55:01 +00:00
Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 7:55 — James Lingham
– James Lingham, Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 7:55

Abylay · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-04 12:14:07Z

1

You can use the dictionary instead of the list

For example:

public class EmbeddedContent<T>
{
    [JsonProperty("users")]
    public Dictionary<string, T> Items { get; set; }
}

Then refer to user by ID

var response = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Response<User>>(json);
var user = response.EmbeddedContent.Items["1688416"];

answered Apr 4, 2018 at 12:14

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Vasiliy Terkin · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-10 05:46:13Z

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In the end, i found this solution:

var p = JObject.Parse(rawJson).SelectToken("_embedded.users").Children().Select(t => t.First.ToObject<User>());

answered Apr 10, 2018 at 5:46

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