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Extracting nested data from JSON array

I am trying to extract the following fields from the JSON feed at the bottom of this post into a C# object.

"Bronze",
[
  228,
  380  
]

C# Object Structure:

public Score 
{
  public string Grade {get;set;} // Bronze, Silver, Gold
  public int PotentialPoints {get;set;} // First Integer
  public int ActualPoints {get;set;} // Second Integer
}

The Feed

The string "Bronze" is variable, but the integer array structure will stay the same [X,X].

[
   6,
   [
      [],
      4,
      {
         "time crunch":[
            "Bronze", <<< Trying to retrieve this node
            [
               228,
               380  
            ]
         ],
         "3 rides":[
            "Bronze", <<< Trying to retrieve this node
            [
               1418,
               2730
            ]
         ],
         "4 rides":[
            "Bronze", <<< Trying to retrieve this node
            [
               180,
               320
            ]
         ],
         "[2 rides,2 runs]":[
            "Silver", <<< Trying to retrieve this node
            [
               220,
               270
            ]
         ]
      }
   ]
]
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2

Answers


  1. 0

    This could be done a lot better but with the JSON you provided, it works …

    public class Score 
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Grade { get; set; }
    public int PotentialPoints { get; set; }
    public int ActualPoints { get; set; }

    public Score()
    {
        Grade = string.Empty;
    }
}

static void ExtractNodes()
{
    string json = "[6,[[],4,{"time crunch":["Bronze",[228,380]],"3 rides":["Bronze",[1418,1244]],"4 rides":["Bronze",[180,320]],"[2 rides,2 runs]":["Silver",[220,270]]}]]";
    var jArray = JArray.Parse(json);

    var data = jArray.SelectTokens("$..*")
        .Where(x => x.Type == JTokenType.Array)
        .Where(x => x.First != null)
        .Where(x => x.First.Type == JTokenType.String)
        .Select(x => new Score()
        {
            Name = ((JProperty)x.Parent).Name,
            Grade = (String)x.First,
            PotentialPoints = (int)((JArray)x.Children().ElementAt(1)).Children().ElementAt(0),
            ActualPoints = (int)((JArray)x.Children().ElementAt(1)).Children().ElementAt(1)
        });
}

    Feel free to wait for other answers.

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  2. 0

    If your JSON has a standard schema, you can extract the data with JSON path.

    using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

var result = JArray.Parse(json).SelectToken("$.[1].[2]")
    .ToObject<Dictionary<string, JArray>>()
    .Select(x => new Score
        {
            Grade = x.Value.SelectToken("[0]").ToString(),
            PotentialPoints =  x.Value.SelectToken("[1].[0]").ToObject<int>(),
            ActualPoints =  x.Value.SelectToken("[1].[1]").ToObject<int>()
        })
    .ToList();

    Demo @ .NET Fiddle

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