Deserialize JSON: same key name - but other type

Question

I have 2 json

{ "B1": "some string" }

and

{ "B1": {"I1": 1, "I2": 2 } }

Is there a way - (through Attributes probably) to map Deserializing to such .NET objects. If string than data goes to B1_String, otherwise to B1.

public class A
{
    public string B1_String;
    public B B1;
}

public class B
{
    public int I1; public int I2;
}

you can achieve it with `dynamic` and then mapping yourself. — Pete Garafano, Jan 28 '14 at 13:29
possible duplicate of [Deserialize JSON to multiple properties](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20893395/deserialize-json-to-multiple-properties) — Brian Rogers, Jan 28 '14 at 16:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 29 '14 at 12:02


   // b1 and b2 both are your json string

   JObject jb1 = JObject.Parse (b1);
   JObject jb2 = JObject.Parse (b2);

      IDictionary <string,JToken> dicb1 = jb1.SelecToken("B1");
      IDictionary <string,JToken> dicb2 = jb2.SelecToken("B1");

      JObject final;

       if(dicb1.Count > dicb2.Count)
        {
           final=dicb1;
        }
       else 
        {
           final=dicb2;
        }

   // now use the final

Deserialize JSON: same key name - but other type

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