Get value from JToken that may not exist (best practices)

Question

What\'s the best practice for retrieving JSON values that may not even exist in C# using Json.NET?

Right now I\'m dealing with a JSON provider that returns JSON that

Answer 1

This is pretty much what the generic method Value() is for. You get exactly the behavior you want if you combine it with nullable value types and the ?? operator:

width = jToken.Value("width") ?? 100;