How to parse/deserialize a JSON string in C# XAML Windows 8 Metro App?

Question

I am developing a C#/XAML metro application in which I comsume a JSON REST Services. How can I deserialize a JSON response into a text or a custom object?

Answer 1

The official JSON APIs for Windows Store Apps are in the Windows.Data.Json namespace:

• JsonObject.Parse() or new JsonOject() for objects, it works more less like a Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.
• JsonArray.Parse() or new JsonArray() for arrays, it work more less like a List<TValue>.
• JsonValue.Parse(), JsonValue.CreateStringValue(), JsonValue.CreateBooleanValue() or JsonValue.CreateNumberValue() for string, boolean, number and null values.

Check some samples here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh770289.aspx

You won't need to add any library.