Custom JSON.NET Json Reader

CSharp · Console

/Program.cs

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

public class Program
{
	public static void Main()
	{
		var AvailabilityMap = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Station[]>(json, new StationConverter());
		Console.WriteLine(AvailabilityMap[0].NearbyStations[0]);
	}

	public class StationConverter : JsonConverter
	{
		public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter w, object v, JsonSerializer s)
		{
			throw new NotImplementedException("Unnecessary: CanWrite is false.");
		}

		public override object ReadJson(JsonReader r, Type t, object v, JsonSerializer s)
		{
			// Load JObject from stream
			JObject jObject = JObject.Load(r);
			
			// convert your csv string into a proper array
			// by wrapping it in square brackets
			// and then reset your property
			var prop = jObject.Property("nearbyStations");
			var wrapped = string.Format("[{0}]", prop.Value);
			JArray jsonArray = JArray.Parse(wrapped);
			prop.Value = jsonArray;
			
			// Create target object
			var target = new Station();
			
			// Populate the object properties
			s.Populate(jObject.CreateReader(), target);
			
			return target;
		}

		public override bool CanWrite
		{
			get
			{
				return false;
			}
		}

		public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
		{
			return objectType == typeof (Station);
		}
	}

	private static string json = @"

[
    {
        ""id"": ""1"",
        ""district"": ""1"",
        ""lon"": ""4.420650000000000000"",
        ""lat"": ""51.21782000000000000"",
        ""bikes"": ""19"",
        ""slots"": ""14"",
        ""zip"": ""2018"",
        ""address"": ""Koningin Astridplein"",
        ""addressNumber"": null,
        ""nearbyStations"": ""3,4,5,24"",
        ""status"": ""OPN"",
        ""name"": ""001- Centraal Station - Astrid""
    },
	    {
        ""id"": ""1"",
        ""district"": ""1"",
        ""lon"": ""4.420650000000000000"",
        ""lat"": ""51.21782000000000000"",
        ""bikes"": ""19"",
        ""slots"": ""14"",
        ""zip"": ""2018"",
        ""address"": ""Koningin Astridplein"",
        ""addressNumber"": null,
        ""nearbyStations"": ""3,4,5,24"",
        ""status"": ""OPN"",
        ""name"": ""001- Centraal Station - Astrid""
    }
]

	";
}

public class Station
{
	public int Id
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public double Lon
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public double Lat
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public int Bikes
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public int Slots
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public string Address
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public int[] NearbyStations
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public string Status
	{
		get;
		set;
	}

	public string Name
	{
		get;
		set;
	}
}