c# json string to treeview code example

Example: newtonsoft json to treeview

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(path))
        using (var jsonReader = new JsonTextReader(reader))
        {
            var root = JToken.Load(jsonReader);
            DisplayTreeView(root, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path));
        }
    }

    private void DisplayTreeView(JToken root, string rootName)
    {
        treeView1.BeginUpdate();
        try
        {
            treeView1.Nodes.Clear();
            var tNode = treeView1.Nodes[treeView1.Nodes.Add(new TreeNode(rootName))];
            tNode.Tag = root;

            AddNode(root, tNode);

            treeView1.ExpandAll();
        }
        finally
        {
            treeView1.EndUpdate();
        }
    }

    private void AddNode(JToken token, TreeNode inTreeNode)
    {
        if (token == null)
            return;
        if (token is JValue)
        {
            var childNode = inTreeNode.Nodes[inTreeNode.Nodes.Add(new TreeNode(token.ToString()))];
            childNode.Tag = token;
        }
        else if (token is JObject)
        {
            var obj = (JObject)token;
            foreach (var property in obj.Properties())
            {
                var childNode = inTreeNode.Nodes[inTreeNode.Nodes.Add(new TreeNode(property.Name))];
                childNode.Tag = property;
                AddNode(property.Value, childNode);
            }
        }
        else if (token is JArray)
        {
            var array = (JArray)token;
            for (int i = 0; i < array.Count; i++)
            {
                var childNode = inTreeNode.Nodes[inTreeNode.Nodes.Add(new TreeNode(i.ToString()))];
                childNode.Tag = array[i];
                AddNode(array[i], childNode);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.WriteLine(string.Format("{0} not implemented", token.Type)); // JConstructor, JRaw
        }
    }