using System;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Program

{

    public class Shape

    {

        public string Name {get;set;}

        public string Color {get; set;}

    }

    public static void Main()

    {

        var shapes = new List<Shape>();

        Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(shapes));

        var shapesString = "[]";

        var shapes2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Shape>>(shapesString);

        Console.WriteLine(shapes2 == null);

    }

}