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Deserialize JSON from a file

 

This sample deserializes JSON retrieved from a file.

Sample
Types
public class Movie
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Year { get; set; }
}
Usage
// read file into a string and deserialize JSON to a type
Movie movie1 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Movie>(File.ReadAllText(@"c:\movie.json"));

// deserialize JSON directly from a file
using (StreamReader file = File.OpenText(@"c:\movie.json"))
{
    JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
    Movie movie2 = (Movie)serializer.Deserialize(file, typeof(Movie));
}