Deserialization problem with DataContractJsonSerializer

Question

I\'ve got the following piece of JSON:

[{
    \"name\": \"numToRetrieve\",
    \"value\": \"3\",
    \"label\": \"Number of items to retrieve:\",
    \"items         


        

Answer 1

IMHO there is no way to deserialize the JSON string you provided into a .NET class using DataContractJsonSerializer.

The problem comes from the way DataContractJsonSerializer serializes dictionaries. You could use an alternative serializer such as Json.NET (which I strongly recommend) or JavaScriptSerializer (I think it was deprecated in favor of DataContractJsonSerializer but it will work for your scenario).

You can also read these rants.

Documentation: Serializing Collections - Json.NET