Unity C#: How to parse a json array returned as a string

Question

can't seem to find an elegant way to deal with this!

lets say i have a method that returns a json array like this ["3","4","5"] as a string in Unity

how do i read or work with each item (3, 4, and 5) individually? (with each item as an integer, not string)

is there a definitive guide for this? there seems to be many types of methods — coiny123, May 26 '22 at 17:52
There is a great answer [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36239705/serialize-and-deserialize-json-and-json-array-in-unity) that outlines how to serialize/deserialize json in unity. — hijinxbassist, May 26 '22 at 18:16

coiny123 · Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T04:14:10.543

hey all i found my preferred simple solution

public string[] arrayOfString;

string response = "["1","2","3"]" // alternatively you would get this when json array returned ["1","2","3"]

response = response.Trim('[', ']'); // "1","2","3"
response = response.Replace("\"", ""); // 1,2,3

arrayOfString = response.Split(','); // becomes an array of string

arrayOfString[0] // returns 1

for array of Int from String

public Int[] arrayOfInt;

string response = "["1","2","3"]" // alternatively you would get this when json array returned ["1","2","3"]

response = response.Trim('[', ']'); // "1","2","3"
response = response.Replace("\"", ""); // 1,2,3

arrayOfInt = Array.ConvertAll(response.Split(','), int.Parse); // to create array of integers from string

arrayOfInt[0] // returns 1

If you are going to use JSON for more than just one array you should definitely use a library to serialize/deserialize JSON in C# like: https://www.newtonsoft.com/json — OOM, May 27 '22 at 14:29

Unity C#: How to parse a json array returned as a string

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