Json.NET & C# – How to Deserialize an Object ?

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One of the ways to Deserialize an object to JSON string in C# in the Json.NET is using the DeSerializeObject method defined in the JsonConvert method.

How to Deserialize an Object in C# using Json.NET ?

Below is a sample code snippet demonstrating how you can deserialize an object from Json string to C# object using Json.NET. It takes the json string that contains the employee information and deserializes it to the Employee class.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace ACConsoleCSharp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string jsonTxt = @"{'Name': 'Abundantcode',
  'IsPermanent': true,
 'Departments': [
    'Technology',
    'Product Engineering'
  ]
    }";
            Employee emp = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Employee>(jsonTxt);
            Console.WriteLine(emp.Name);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    public class Employee
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public bool IsPermanent { get; set; }
        // Employee can belong to multiple departments
        public List<string> Departments { get; set; }
    }
}

The Deserialized object contains the following data.

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