How to create JSON string in C#

Question

I just used the XmlWriter to create some XML to send back in an HTTP response. How would you create a JSON string. I assume you would just use a stringbuilder to build the

Answer 1

Encode Usage

Simple object to JSON Array EncodeJsObjectArray()

public class dummyObject
{
    public string fake { get; set; }
    public int id { get; set; }

    public dummyObject()
    {
        fake = "dummy";
        id = 5;
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.Append('[');
        sb.Append(id);
        sb.Append(',');
        sb.Append(JSONEncoders.EncodeJsString(fake));
        sb.Append(']');

        return sb.ToString();
    }
}

dummyObject[] dummys = new dummyObject[2];
dummys[0] = new dummyObject();
dummys[1] = new dummyObject();

dummys[0].fake = "mike";
dummys[0].id = 29;

string result = JSONEncoders.EncodeJsObjectArray(dummys);

Result: [[29,"mike"],[5,"dummy"]]

Pretty Usage

Pretty print JSON Array PrettyPrintJson() string extension method

string input = "[14,4,[14,\"data\"],[[5,\"10.186.122.15\"],[6,\"10.186.122.16\"]]]";
string result = input.PrettyPrintJson();

Results is:

[
   14,
   4,
   [
      14,
      "data"
   ],
   [
      [
         5,
         "10.186.122.15"
      ],
      [
         6,
         "10.186.122.16"
      ]
   ]
]