Can Json.NET serialize / deserialize to / from a stream?
The current version of Json.net does not allow you to use the accepted answer code. A current alternative is:
public static object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream)
{
var serializer = new JsonSerializer();
using (var sr = new StreamReader(stream))
using (var jsonTextReader = new JsonTextReader(sr))
{
return serializer.Deserialize(jsonTextReader);
}
}
Documentation: Deserialize JSON from a file stream
public static void Serialize(object value, Stream s)
{
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(s))
using (JsonTextWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTextWriter(writer))
{
JsonSerializer ser = new JsonSerializer();
ser.Serialize(jsonWriter, value);
jsonWriter.Flush();
}
}
public static T Deserialize<T>(Stream s)
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(s))
using (JsonTextReader jsonReader = new JsonTextReader(reader))
{
JsonSerializer ser = new JsonSerializer();
return ser.Deserialize<T>(jsonReader);
}
}
I've written an extension class to help me deserializing from JSON sources (string, stream, file).
public static class JsonHelpers
{
public static T CreateFromJsonStream<T>(this Stream stream)
{
JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
T data;
using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
data = (T)serializer.Deserialize(streamReader, typeof(T));
}
return data;
}
public static T CreateFromJsonString<T>(this String json)
{
T data;
using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(json)))
{
data = CreateFromJsonStream<T>(stream);
}
return data;
}
public static T CreateFromJsonFile<T>(this String fileName)
{
T data;
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open))
{
data = CreateFromJsonStream<T>(fileStream);
}
return data;
}
}
Deserializing is now as easy as writing:
MyType obj1 = aStream.CreateFromJsonStream<MyType>();
MyType obj2 = "{\"key\":\"value\"}".CreateFromJsonString<MyType>();
MyType obj3 = "data.json".CreateFromJsonFile<MyType>();
Hope it will help someone else.
UPDATE: This no longer works in the current version, see below for correct answer (no need to vote down, this is correct on older versions).
Use the JsonTextReader
class with a StreamReader
or use the JsonSerializer
overload that takes a StreamReader
directly:
var serializer = new JsonSerializer();
serializer.Deserialize(streamReader);