Paste JSON as Classes
Posted by jineesh uvantavida on Thursday, November 10, 2022 Under: Tips & Ideas.
Paste JSON as Classes
When working with APIs we often send a request and receive JSON data. Using C#, we need to transform the data into an object tree. That’s where what I’m going to show you is a game-changer.
First, let’s assume we receive the following JSON data from an API:
{
"squadName": "Super hero squad",
"homeTown": "Metro City",
"formed": 2016,
"secretBase": "Super tower",
"active": true,
"members": [
{
"name": "Molecule Man",
"age": 29,
"secretIdentity": "Dan Jukes",
"powers": [
"Radiation resistance",
"Turning tiny",
"Radiation blast"
]
},
{
"name": "Madame Uppercut",
"age": 39,
"secretIdentity": "Jane Wilson",
"powers": [
"Million tonne punch",
"Damage resistance",
"Superhuman reflexes"
]
},
{
"name": "Eternal Flame",
"age": 1000000,
"secretIdentity": "Unknown",
"powers": [
"Immortality",
"Heat Immunity",
"Inferno",
"Teleportation",
"Interdimensional travel"
]
}
]
}
Now, let’s copy the JSON data into the clipboard, and in the Edit menu, select the Paste special menu and click on Paste JSON as classes.
public class Rootobject
{
public string SquadName { get; set; }
public string HomeTown { get; set; }
public int Formed { get; set; }
public string SecretBase { get; set; }
public bool Active { get; set; }
public Member[] Members { get; set; }
}
public class Member
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Age { get; set; }
public string SecretIdentity { get; set; }
public string[] Powers { get; set; }
}
As you can see, Visual Studio generated a class structure matching the JSON data. Imagine how much time and tedious typing work you’ll save if you have a big data structure. Visual Studio also can do the same for XML data.
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