This is what I have:
using Newtonsoft.Json;
var json = \"{\\\"someProperty\\\":\\\"some value\\\"}\";
dynamic deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(j
I agree with Avner Shahar-Kashtan. You shouldn't be doing this, especially if you have no control over the JSON.
That said, it can be done with the use of a ExpandoObject and a custom ExpandoObjectConverter. JSON.NET already provides a ExpandoObjectConverter so with some little adjustments you have what you want.
Notice the //CHANGED comments inside the code snippet to show you where I changed it.
public class CamelCaseToPascalCaseExpandoObjectConverter : JsonConverter
{
//CHANGED
//the ExpandoObjectConverter needs this internal method so we have to copy it
//from JsonReader.cs
internal static bool IsPrimitiveToken(JsonToken token)
{
switch (token)
{
case JsonToken.Integer:
case JsonToken.Float:
case JsonToken.String:
case JsonToken.Boolean:
case JsonToken.Null:
case JsonToken.Undefined:
case JsonToken.Date:
case JsonToken.Bytes:
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}
///
/// Writes the JSON representation of the object.
///
/// The to write to.
/// The value.
/// The calling serializer.
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
// can write is set to false
}
///
/// Reads the JSON representation of the object.
///
/// The to read from.
/// Type of the object.
/// The existing value of object being read.
/// The calling serializer.
/// The object value.
public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
return ReadValue(reader);
}
private object ReadValue(JsonReader reader)
{
while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Comment)
{
if (!reader.Read())
throw new Exception("Unexpected end.");
}
switch (reader.TokenType)
{
case JsonToken.StartObject:
return ReadObject(reader);
case JsonToken.StartArray:
return ReadList(reader);
default:
//CHANGED
//call to static method declared inside this class
if (IsPrimitiveToken(reader.TokenType))
return reader.Value;
//CHANGED
//Use string.format instead of some util function declared inside JSON.NET
throw new Exception(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Unexpected token when converting ExpandoObject: {0}", reader.TokenType));
}
}
private object ReadList(JsonReader reader)
{
IList
A simple string to Pascal Case converter. Make it smarter if you need to.
public static class StringExtensions
{
public static string ToPascalCase(this string s)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s) || !char.IsLower(s[0]))
return s;
string str = char.ToUpper(s[0], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToString((IFormatProvider)CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
if (s.Length > 1)
str = str + s.Substring(1);
return str;
}
}
Now you can use it like this.
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings()
{
ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver(),
Converters = new List { new CamelCaseToPascalCaseExpandoObjectConverter() }
};
var json = "{\"someProperty\":\"some value\"}";
dynamic deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, settings);
Console.WriteLine(deserialized.SomeProperty); //some value
var json2 = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(deserialized, Formatting.None, settings);
Console.WriteLine(json == json2); //true
The ContractResolver
CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver is used when serializing the object back to JSON and makes it Camel case again. This is also provided by JSON.NET. If you don't need this you can omit it.