Convert from json to Enum with Newtonsoft C#

Question

How could i deserialize json into a List of enum in C#?

I wrote the following code:

  //json \"types\" : [ \"hotel\", \"spa\" ]

   public enum eTy         


        

Answer 1

A custom converter may help.

var hType = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(
                            @"{""types"" : [ ""hotel"", ""spa"" ]}",
                            new MyEnumConverter());

---

public class HType
{
    public List types { set; get; }
}

public enum eType
{
    [Description("hotel")]
    kHotel,
    [Description("spa")]
    kSpa
}

public class MyEnumConverter : JsonConverter
{
    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
    {
        return objectType == typeof(eType);
    }

    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        var eTypeVal =  typeof(eType).GetMembers()
                        .Where(x => x.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DescriptionAttribute)).Any())
                        .FirstOrDefault(x => ((DescriptionAttribute)x.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(DescriptionAttribute))).Description == (string)reader.Value);

        if (eTypeVal == null) return Enum.Parse(typeof(eType), (string)reader.Value);

        return Enum.Parse(typeof(eType), eTypeVal.Name);
    }

    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}