Class JsonSerializer

Provides methods for serializing/deserializing .NET value types to/from JSON as well as facilities for converting objects and arrays if appropriate callbacks are supplied to assist with the conversion.

Inheritance

System.Object

JsonSerializer

Serializer

Inherited Members

System.Object.ToString()

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: FM.LiveSwitch

Assembly: FM.LiveSwitch.dll

Syntax

public class JsonSerializer

Methods

DeserializeBoolean(String)

Deserializes a boolean value.

Declaration

public static bool? DeserializeBoolean(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The boolean JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Boolean>	The deserialized boolean value.

DeserializeBooleanArray(String)

Deserializes a boolean array from JSON.

Declaration

public static bool[] DeserializeBooleanArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized boolean array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean[]	An array of boolean values.

DeserializeDecimal(String)

Deserializes a decimal value.

Declaration

public static decimal? DeserializeDecimal(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The decimal JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Decimal>	The deserialized decimal value.

DeserializeDecimalArray(String)

Deserializes a decimal array from JSON.

Declaration

public static decimal[] DeserializeDecimalArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized decimal array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Decimal[]	An array of decimal values.

DeserializeDictionary<T>(String, Function0<Dictionary<String, T>>, Function1<String, T>)

Deserializes a JSON string into a dictionary.

Declaration

public static Dictionary<string, T> DeserializeDictionary<T>(string dictionaryJson, Function0<Dictionary<string, T>> createDictionaryCallback, Function1<string, T> deserializeValueCallback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	dictionaryJson	The JSON-encoded dictionary.
Function0<System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, T>>	createDictionaryCallback	The callback that creates a blank dictionary.
Function1<System.String, T>	deserializeValueCallback	The callback that deserializes a value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, T>	The deserialized dictionary.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of value stored in the dictionary.

DeserializeDouble(String)

Deserializes a double value.

Declaration

public static double? DeserializeDouble(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The double JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Double>	The deserialized double value.

DeserializeDoubleArray(String)

Deserializes a double array from JSON.

Declaration

public static double[] DeserializeDoubleArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized double array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double[]	An array of double values.

DeserializeFloat(String)

Deserializes a float value.

Declaration

public static float? DeserializeFloat(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The float JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Single>	The deserialized float value.

DeserializeFloatArray(String)

Deserializes a float array from JSON.

Declaration

public static float[] DeserializeFloatArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized float array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Single[]	An array of float values.

DeserializeGuid(String)

Deserializes a globally unique identifier.

Declaration

public static Guid? DeserializeGuid(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The GUID JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Guid>	The deserialized GUID.

DeserializeGuidArray(String)

Deserializes a GUID array from JSON.

Declaration

public static Guid[] DeserializeGuidArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized GUID array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Guid[]	An array of GUID values.

DeserializeInteger(String)

Deserializes an integer value.

Declaration

public static int? DeserializeInteger(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The integer JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Int32>	The deserialized integer value.

DeserializeIntegerArray(String)

Deserializes a integer array from JSON.

Declaration

public static int[] DeserializeIntegerArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized integer array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32[]	An array of integer values.

DeserializeLong(String)

Deserializes a long value.

Declaration

public static long? DeserializeLong(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The long JSON to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.Int64>	The deserialized long value.

DeserializeLongArray(String)

Deserializes a long array from JSON.

Declaration

public static long[] DeserializeLongArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized long array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int64[]	An array of long values.

DeserializeObject<T>(String, Function0<T>, Action3<T, String, String>)

Deserializes a JSON string into a target object type.

Declaration

public static T DeserializeObject<T>(string json, Function0<T> creator, Action3<T, string, string> callback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	json	The JSON-encoded string.
Function0<T>	creator	The method used for creating a new object.
Action3<T, System.String, System.String>	callback	The method used for deserializing a property.

Returns

Type	Description
T	The deserialized object.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the object to deserialize.

DeserializeObjectArray<T>(String, Function1<String, T>)

Deserializes a JSON string into an array of target object types.

Declaration

public static List<T> DeserializeObjectArray<T>(string json, Function1<string, T> deserializer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	json	The JSON-encoded string.
Function1<System.String, T>	deserializer	The callback used to deserialize each item in the array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<T>	An array of deserialized objects.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the object to deserialize.

DeserializeObjectFast<T>(String, Function0<T>, Action3<T, String, String>)

Deserializes a JSON string into a Serializable target object type.

Declaration

public static T DeserializeObjectFast<T>(string json, Function0<T> creator, Action3<T, string, string> callback)
    where T : Serializable

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	json	The JSON-encoded string.
Function0<T>	creator	The method used for creating a new object.
Action3<T, System.String, System.String>	callback	The method used for deserializing a property.

Returns

Type	Description
T	The deserialized object.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the object to deserialize.

DeserializeRaw(String)

Deserializes a piece of raw JSON.

Declaration

public static string DeserializeRaw(string dataJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	dataJson	The raw data.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The deserialized data.

DeserializeRawArray(String)

Deserializes a raw array from JSON.

Declaration

public static List<string> DeserializeRawArray(string json)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	json	A JSON-serialized raw array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String>	An array of raw values.

DeserializeString(String)

Deserializes a string.

Declaration

public static string DeserializeString(string valueJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	valueJson	The string to deserialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The deserialized string value.

DeserializeStringArray(String)

Deserializes a simple string array from JSON.

Declaration

public static string[] DeserializeStringArray(string arrayJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	arrayJson	A JSON-serialized string array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String[]	An array of string values.

EscapeString(String)

Escapes any special characters in a string.

Declaration

public static string EscapeString(string text)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	text	The string without escaped characters.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The escaped string.

IsValidJson(String)

Determines whether the specified JSON string is valid.

Declaration

public static bool IsValidJson(string json)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	json	The JSON string to validate.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the JSON string is valid; false otherwise.

SerializeBoolean(Nullable<Boolean>)

Serializes a boolean value.

Declaration

public static string SerializeBoolean(bool? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Boolean>	value	The boolean to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized boolean value.

SerializeBooleanArray(Boolean[])

Serializes a boolean array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeBooleanArray(bool[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean[]	array	An array of boolean values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized boolean array.

SerializeDecimal(Nullable<Decimal>)

Serializes a decimal value.

Declaration

public static string SerializeDecimal(decimal? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Decimal>	value	The decimal to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized decimal value.

SerializeDecimalArray(Decimal[])

Serializes a decimal array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeDecimalArray(decimal[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Decimal[]	array	An array of decimal values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized decimal array.

SerializeDictionary<T>(Dictionary<String, T>, Function1<T, String>)

Serializes a dictionary into a JSON string.

Declaration

public static string SerializeDictionary<T>(Dictionary<string, T> dictionary, Function1<T, string> serializeValueCallback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, T>	dictionary	The dictionary being serialized.
Function1<T, System.String>	serializeValueCallback	The callback that serializes a value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The dictionary as a JSON string.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of value stored in the dictionary.

SerializeDouble(Nullable<Double>)

Serializes a double value.

Declaration

public static string SerializeDouble(double? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Double>	value	The double to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized double value.

SerializeDoubleArray(Double[])

Serializes a double array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeDoubleArray(double[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double[]	array	An array of double values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized double array.

SerializeFloat(Nullable<Single>)

Serializes a float value.

Declaration

public static string SerializeFloat(float? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Single>	value	The float to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized float value.

SerializeFloatArray(Single[])

Serializes a float array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeFloatArray(float[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Single[]	array	An array of float values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized float array.

SerializeGuid(Nullable<Guid>)

Serializes a globally unique identifier.

Declaration

public static string SerializeGuid(Guid? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Guid>	value	The GUID to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized GUID.

SerializeGuidArray(Guid[])

Serializes a GUID array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeGuidArray(Guid[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Guid[]	array	An array of GUID values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized GUID array.

SerializeInteger(Nullable<Int32>)

Serializes an integer value.

Declaration

public static string SerializeInteger(int? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Int32>	value	The integer to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized integer value.

SerializeIntegerArray(Int32[])

Serializes a integer array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeIntegerArray(int[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32[]	array	An array of integer values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized integer array.

SerializeLong(Nullable<Int64>)

Serializes a long value.

Declaration

public static string SerializeLong(long? value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Nullable<System.Int64>	value	The long to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized long value.

SerializeLongArray(Int64[])

Serializes a long array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeLongArray(long[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int64[]	array	An array of long values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized long array.

SerializeObject<T>(T, Action2<T, Dictionary<String, String>>)

Serializes an object into a JSON string.

Declaration

public static string SerializeObject<T>(T source, Action2<T, Dictionary<string, string>> callback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T	source	The object being serialized.
Action2<T, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, System.String>>	callback	The method used for serializing properties.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The object as a JSON string.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the object to serialize.

SerializeObjectArray<T>(T[], Function1<T, String>)

Serializes an object array into a JSON string.

Declaration

public static string SerializeObjectArray<T>(T[] objects, Function1<T, string> serializer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T[]	objects	The object array being serialized.
Function1<T, System.String>	serializer	The callback used to serialize each item in the array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The object array as a JSON string.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the object to serialize.

SerializeObjectFast<T>(T, Action2<T, Dictionary<String, String>>)

Serializes a Serializable object into a JSON string.

Declaration

public static string SerializeObjectFast<T>(T source, Action2<T, Dictionary<string, string>> callback)
    where T : Serializable

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T	source	The object being serialized.
Action2<T, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, System.String>>	callback	The method used for serializing properties.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The object as a JSON string.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the object to serialize.

SerializeRaw(String)

Serializes a piece of raw JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeRaw(string dataJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	dataJson	The raw data.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized data.

SerializeRawArray(String[])

Serializes a raw array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeRawArray(string[] jsons)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String[]	jsons	An array of raw values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized raw array.

SerializeString(String)

Serializes a string.

Declaration

public static string SerializeString(string value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The string to serialize.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The serialized string value.

SerializeStringArray(String[])

Serializes a string array to JSON.

Declaration

public static string SerializeStringArray(string[] array)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String[]	array	An array of string values.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A JSON-serialized string array.

TrimQuotes(String)

Trims the quotes from a JavaScript string value.

Declaration

public static string TrimQuotes(string value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The JavaScript string value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The string without quotes.

UnescapeString(String)

Unescapes any special characters from a string.

Declaration

public static string UnescapeString(string text)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	text	The string with escaped characters.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The unescaped string.