Pass variable in JSON string in C#

Question

How do I pass my variable in JSON string as shown below?

string name = "john";
string json = @"{  
                    'EmployeeName': name, 
                    'EmployeeID': '123',
                }

When I try the above I get an error.

Rahul · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-14 09:33:45Z

4

Well you can concate the variable like

   string json =@"{  
                          'EmployeeName':" + name +", 
                          'EmployeeID': '123',
                    }"

You can as well consider using string.Format() for this purpose and in C# 6 you can use variable interpolation syntax like

   string json =$"{  
                          'EmployeeName': {name} , 
                          'EmployeeID': '123',
                    }"

answered Aug 14, 2017 at 9:33

Rahul

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Jason · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-11 20:21:42Z

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Here's an example the works for me:

string json = @"[ { 'email': '" + name + "' } ]";

answered May 11, 2018 at 20:21

Jason

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Ryan Oxtoby · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-14 10:12:43Z

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It looks like you're passing the 'name' as a part of your string. You need to concatenate this like below, then it should work

string json =@"{  
                      'EmployeeName': " + name +", 
                      'EmployeeID': '123',
                }"

answered Aug 14, 2017 at 10:12

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