using System;

using System.Linq;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

using System.Collections.Generic;

​

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        string jsonString = @"   {

            sort: {

                accountName: 'asc',

                tradeDate: 'desc'       

            }

        }";

        JObject obj = JObject.Parse(jsonString);

        Console.WriteLine("AccountNumber: "+ obj["sort"]["accountName"]);

        //Using json path

        Console.WriteLine("AccountNumber: "+ obj.SelectToken("$.sort.accountName"));

    }

}