JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<> (string) returns null value for $id property

Question

I\'m downloading the JSON using System.Net.WebClient.DownloadString. I\'m getting a valid response:

{
\"FormDefinition\": [
    {
        \"$id\":\"4\",
             


        

Answer 1

The problem is the $ sign, therefore a workaround would be:

Remove the $ from the JsonProperty annotation.

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

On your code, replace the special character $

string response = "json as above";
FormDefinitionList root = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject (response.Replace("$id","id"));

Edited as @BrianRogers suggests