C# Deserialization JSON

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Faced such problem:

I have here such answer of JSON and this tree for me too difficult, I need to draw only some objects of icon_url and icon_url_large. Whether it is obligatory to deserializate all JSON for this purpose. Help to sort to me this tree. Thx.

    {
    "result": {
        "230968023": {
            "icon_url": "W_I_5GLm4wPcv9jJQ7z7tz_l_0sEIYUhRfbF4arNQkgGQGKd3kMuVpMgCwRZrg-fckaVmPtFa-_fPQY2FZOxF0a-NaiPx0vyWoYQIoc0bz9AhIzrg00QBijXDLdCANArvs-Shwy5Dh3RJ2URl3QA-A",
            "icon_url_large": "W_I_5GLm4wPcv9jJQ7z7tz_l_0sEIYUhRfbF4arNQkgGQGKd3kMuVpMgCwRZrg-fckaVmPtFa-_fPQY2FZPASkWvM6jDw0v0XohCf9Y8bj4b3dm9gxsTXHDSDeAXXIEjvMmShgrtCVeZfDA-n5JB3KTzdw2wPA",
            "icon_drag_url": "",
            "name": "Inscribed Whalehook",
            "market_hash_name": "Inscribed Whalehook",
            "market_name": "Inscribed Whalehook",
            "name_color": "CF6A32",
            "background_color": "",
            "type": "Immortal weapon",
            "tradable": "1",
            "marketable": "1",
            "commodity": "0",
            "market_tradable_restriction": "7",
            "market_marketable_restriction": "7",
            "fraudwarnings": "",
            "descriptions": {
                "0": {
                    "type": "html",
                    "value": "Used By: Pudge",
                    "app_data": ""
                },
                "1": {
                    "type": "html",
                    "value": "Ideally, a hook made for reeling in enormous creatures of the deep would not gouge and hack into the bones and flesh of the prey. But Pudge doesn't much care if he makes a mess of his meat.",
                    "app_data": ""
                }
            },
            "tags": {
                "0": {
                    "internal_name": "strange",
                    "name": "Inscribed",
                    "category": "Quality",
                    "color": "CF6A32",
                    "category_name": "Quality"
                },
                "1": {
                    "internal_name": "Rarity_Immortal",
                    "name": "Immortal",
                    "category": "Rarity",
                    "color": "e4ae39",
                    "category_name": "Rarity"
                },
                "2": {
                    "internal_name": "wearable",
                    "name": "Wearable",
                    "category": "Type",
                    "category_name": "Type"
                },
                "3": {
                    "internal_name": "weapon",
                    "name": "Weapon",
                    "category": "Slot",
                    "category_name": "Slot"
                },
                "4": {
                    "internal_name": "npc_dota_hero_pudge",
                    "name": "Pudge",
                    "category": "Hero",
                    "category_name": "Hero"
                }
            },
            "classid": "230968023"
        },
        "success": true
    }
}

I tried do some classes for deserializate.

        public class ResultSteamApi
    {
        [JsonProperty("result")]
        public List<SteamApiResult> results { get; set; }
    }

    public class SteamApiResult
    {
        public List<SteamApiClassid> classnum { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("success")]
        public bool success { get; set; }
    }

    public class SteamApiClassid
    {
        [JsonProperty("icon_url")]
        public string icon_url { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("icon_url_large")]
        public string icon_url_large { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("icon_drag_url")]
        public string icon_drag_url { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("name")]
        public string name { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("market_hash_name")]
        public string market_hash_name { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("market_name")]
        public string market_name { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("name_color")]
        public string name_color { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("background_color")]
        public string background_color { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("type")]
        public string type { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("tradable")]
        public string tradable { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("marketable")]
        public string marketable { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("commodity")]
        public string commodity { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("market_tradable_restriction")]
        public string market_tradable_restriction { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("market_marketable_restriction")]
        public string mmarket_marketable_restriction { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("fraudwarnings")]
        public string fraudwarnings { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("descriptions")]
        public List<SteamApiDescriptions> descriptions { get; set; }

        [JsonProperty("classid")]
        public string classid { get; set; }
    }

Or how to get concrete jbject without deserialization

Stackoverflow is full of similar questions? have you checked them? what have you tried? — EZI, Jul 22 '15 at 11:00
Well have you tried the simplest thing that might work, i.e. deserializing all the JSON? Is that too slow for you? — Jon Skeet, Jul 22 '15 at 11:00
Do you want to deserialize only a part of the object? How will you determine which part? — Krumelur, Jul 22 '15 at 11:04
I need to receive icon_url and icon_url_large with deserialization or without not very well. — deathnoob, Jul 22 '15 at 11:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '15 at 11:17

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Ok, deserialization is a bad idea. Just get it from tokens.

JObject j = JObject.Parse(jsonstring);
        string icon_url = (string)j.SelectToken("result.230968023.icon_url");
        string icon_url_large = (string)j.SelectToken("result.230968023.icon_url_large");
        MessageBox.Show(icon_url);

Thx.

answered Jul 22 '15 at 11:17

deathnoob

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You should probably clarify that you're using Json.NET or a similar library - http://www.newtonsoft.com/json – Henry C Jul 22 '15 at 11:22

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