How do I convert an escaped JSON string within a JSON object?

Question

I\'m receiving a JSON object from a public API with a property that, itself, is an escaped JSON string.

{
   \"responses\":[
      {
         \"info\":\"keep         


        

Answer 1

1. you can deserialize it into an intermediary class that has a property: string Body {get; set;}
2. deserialize the "body" string into it's appropriate type
3. create a new instance of your a class that represents your destination model.
4. serialize that model

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Here's a program that does it with the dynamic type and anonymous objects.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var json = File.ReadAllText("JsonFile1.json");
    dynamic obj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json);

    var dest = new
    {
        responses = ((IEnumerable)obj.responses).Select(x => new
        {
            info = x.info,
            body = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject((string)x.body)
        })
    };

    var destJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dest);
    File.WriteAllText("JsonFile2.json", destJson);
}

Alternatively, you can just construct a new version of whatever your destination type is instead of an anonymous type, if you don't feel like reserializing the josn.