How can I deserialize JSON to a simple Dictionary in ASP.NET?

Question

I have a simple key/value list in JSON being sent back to ASP.NET via POST. Example:

{ \"key1\": \"value1\", \"key2\": \"value2\"}

Answer 1

I've added upon the code submitted by jSnake04 and Dasun herein. I've added code to create lists of objects from JArray instances. It has two-way recursion but as it is functioning on a fixed, finite tree model, there is no risk of stack overflow unless the data is massive.

/// 

/// Deserialize the given JSON string data () into a
///   dictionary.
/// 
/// JSON string.
/// Deserialized dictionary.
private IDictionary DeserializeData(string data)
{
    var values = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject>(data);

    return DeserializeData(values);
}

/// 

/// Deserialize the given JSON object () into a dictionary.
/// 
/// JSON object.
/// Deserialized dictionary.
private IDictionary DeserializeData(JObject data)
{
    var dict = data.ToObject>();

    return DeserializeData(dict);
}

/// 

/// Deserialize any elements of the given data dictionary () 
///   that are JSON object or JSON arrays into dictionaries or lists respectively.
/// 
/// Data dictionary.
/// Deserialized dictionary.
private IDictionary DeserializeData(IDictionary data)
{
    foreach (var key in data.Keys.ToArray()) 
    {
        var value = data[key];

        if (value is JObject)
            data[key] = DeserializeData(value as JObject);

        if (value is JArray)
            data[key] = DeserializeData(value as JArray);
    }

    return data;
}

/// 

/// Deserialize the given JSON array () into a list.
/// 
/// Data dictionary.
/// Deserialized list.
private IList