I am struggling with converting JSON (obtained from a Rest API) into a C# Class. The reason that I am having difficulty is because the JSON data being returned does not appear to have any headers, which directly plays at odds with the generated C# class.
My process is as follows:
- Make the call to Rest API and get JSON Data
- In Visual Studio, go to Edit > Paste Special > Paste as JSON Class
- This sets up the class structure, using parental objects like "Rootobject" and "Class1"
- Attempt to deserialize/convert the data into the class by using System.Text.JSON's Deserialize call.
The Deserialize call is failing because the data does not have "Class1" as a header.
Conversely, if I add it manually, the class conversion succeeds:
The ultimate question, is how do I get the Rest API to return the data while using these types of headers?
If someone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Edit: Here is the JSON and C# Generated Class -
JSON (This is a single piece of data, but the real JSON has many of these separated by comma)
[
{
"id": 63062,
"parent_id": 0,
"status": "processing",
"currency": "USD",
"version": "6.5.1",
"prices_include_tax": false,
"date_created": "",
"date_modified": "",
"discount_total": "0.00",
"discount_tax": "0.00",
"shipping_total": "5.99",
"shipping_tax": "0.00",
"cart_tax": "0.00",
"total": "18.98",
"total_tax": "0.00",
"customer_id": ,
"order_key": "",
"billing": {
"first_name": "",
"last_name": "",
"company": "",
"address_1": "",
"address_2": "",
"city": "",
"state": "",
"postcode": "",
"country": "",
"email": "@.com",
"phone": ""
},
"shipping": {
"first_name": "",
"last_name": "",
"company": "",
"address_1": "",
"address_2": "",
"city": "",
"state": "",
"postcode": "",
"country": "",
"phone": ""
},
"payment_method": "",
"payment_method_title": "",
"transaction_id": "",
"customer_ip_address": "",
"customer_user_agent": "",
"created_via": "",
"customer_note": "",
"date_completed": null,
"date_paid": "",
"cart_hash": "",
"number": "",
"meta_data": [
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": "no"
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": "0"
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": "4"
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "_",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": "18"
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "_",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "_",
"value": "yes"
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "_",
"value": "23-01"
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "_",
"value": ""
},
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": "true"
}
],
"line_items": [
{
"id": ,
"name": "",
"product_id": ,
"variation_id": ,
"quantity": 3,
"tax_class": "",
"subtotal": "12.99",
"subtotal_tax": "0.00",
"total": "12.99",
"total_tax": "0.00",
"taxes": [],
"meta_data": [
{
"id": ,
"key": "",
"value": "medium_jar",
"display_key": "Size",
"display_value": ""
}
],
"sku": "",
"price": 4.33,
"parent_name": ""
}
],
"tax_lines": [],
"shipping_lines": [
{
"id": ,
"method_title": "",
"method_id": "",
"instance_id": "0",
"total": "5.99",
"total_tax": "0.00",
"taxes": [],
"meta_data": []
}
],
"fee_lines": [],
"coupon_lines": [],
"refunds": [],
"payment_url": "https:///",
"date_created_gmt": "",
"date_modified_gmt": "",
"date_completed_gmt": null,
"date_paid_gmt": "",
"currency_symbol": "$",
"_links": {
"self": [
{
"href": "https:///wp-json/wc"
}
],
"collection": [
{
"href": "https:///wp-jso"
}
],
"customer": [
{
"href": "https:///wp-json/w"
}
]
}
}
]
C# CODE
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace test
{
public class Rootobject
{
public Class1[] Class1 { get; set; }
}
public class Class1
{
public int id { get; set; }
public int parent_id { get; set; }
public string status { get; set; }
public string currency { get; set; }
public string version { get; set; }
public bool prices_include_tax { get; set; }
public DateTime date_created { get; set; }
public DateTime date_modified { get; set; }
public string discount_total { get; set; }
public string discount_tax { get; set; }
public string shipping_total { get; set; }
public string shipping_tax { get; set; }
public string cart_tax { get; set; }
public string total { get; set; }
public string total_tax { get; set; }
public int customer_id { get; set; }
public string order_key { get; set; }
public Billing billing { get; set; }
public Shipping shipping { get; set; }
public string payment_method { get; set; }
public string payment_method_title { get; set; }
public string transaction_id { get; set; }
public string customer_ip_address { get; set; }
public string customer_user_agent { get; set; }
public string created_via { get; set; }
public string customer_note { get; set; }
public object date_completed { get; set; }
public DateTime date_paid { get; set; }
public string cart_hash { get; set; }
public string number { get; set; }
public Meta_Data[] meta_data { get; set; }
public Line_Items[] line_items { get; set; }
public object[] tax_lines { get; set; }
public Shipping_Lines[] shipping_lines { get; set; }
public object[] fee_lines { get; set; }
public object[] coupon_lines { get; set; }
public object[] refunds { get; set; }
public string payment_url { get; set; }
public DateTime date_created_gmt { get; set; }
public DateTime date_modified_gmt { get; set; }
public object date_completed_gmt { get; set; }
public DateTime date_paid_gmt { get; set; }
public string currency_symbol { get; set; }
public _Links _links { get; set; }
}
public class Billing
{
public string first_name { get; set; }
public string last_name { get; set; }
public string company { get; set; }
public string address_1 { get; set; }
public string address_2 { get; set; }
public string city { get; set; }
public string state { get; set; }
public string postcode { get; set; }
public string country { get; set; }
public string email { get; set; }
public string phone { get; set; }
}
public class Shipping
{
public string first_name { get; set; }
public string last_name { get; set; }
public string company { get; set; }
public string address_1 { get; set; }
public string address_2 { get; set; }
public string city { get; set; }
public string state { get; set; }
public string postcode { get; set; }
public string country { get; set; }
public string phone { get; set; }
}
public class _Links
{
public Self[] self { get; set; }
public Collection[] collection { get; set; }
}
public class Self
{
public string href { get; set; }
}
public class Collection
{
public string href { get; set; }
}
public class Meta_Data
{
public int id { get; set; }
public string key { get; set; }
public string value { get; set; }
}
public class Line_Items
{
public int id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public int product_id { get; set; }
public int variation_id { get; set; }
public int quantity { get; set; }
public string tax_class { get; set; }
public string subtotal { get; set; }
public string subtotal_tax { get; set; }
public string total { get; set; }
public string total_tax { get; set; }
public object[] taxes { get; set; }
public Meta_Data1[] meta_data { get; set; }
public string sku { get; set; }
public float price { get; set; }
public string parent_name { get; set; }
}
public class Meta_Data1
{
public int id { get; set; }
public string key { get; set; }
public string value { get; set; }
public string display_key { get; set; }
public string display_value { get; set; }
}
public class Shipping_Lines
{
public int id { get; set; }
public string method_title { get; set; }
public string method_id { get; set; }
public string instance_id { get; set; }
public string total { get; set; }
public string total_tax { get; set; }
public object[] taxes { get; set; }
public object[] meta_data { get; set; }
}
}