What's the best way to parse JSON data into a .NET object? I am trying to assist a coder friend of mine and he is trying to dump some data from a JSON string into a database using ASP.net. Are there any prebuilt scripts that would make this happen?
Thanks in advance to any help.
The .NET Framework 3.5 has the JavaScriptSerializer class that can ease the deserialization. You can also use third party libraries like JSON.NET.
Actually you should really look at the DataContractJsonSerializer as the JavaScriptSerializer was listed as Obsolete in the .NET 3.5 framework.
Admittedly ScottGu stated that it may have been a mistake and it may be reinstated in the future.
If you are using .NET 3.5, you probably don't need a third party library. The JavaScriptSerializer class can be used (just repeating what was mentioned before) but you also have access to the DataContractJsonSerializer, which offers a different model for mapping between CLR objects and JSON.
Arguably the fastest way is to use JSON#, which avoids reflection and the associated performance overhead - this can be significant in web applications. It also gives you much more control in terms of the parsing process itself.
