How to parse a JSON having multiple object in an array using mvc5? - arrays

Question

I have a web API which return the JSON when called. The problem is it returns array of JSON having multiple object. I need to parse it for my class to create a grid.
You can check my api here.
I'm getting following error while parsing it
Blockquote
"Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException: 'Cannot deserialize the current JSON array (e.g. [1,2,3]) into type 'OpsArc.Models.OnBoardingDetailsWithResourceDTO' because the type requires a JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) to deserialize correctly.
To fix this error either change the JSON to a JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) or change the deserialized type to an array or a type that implements a collection interface (e.g. ICollection, IList) like List that can be deserialized from a JSON array. JsonArrayAttribute can also be added to the type to force it to deserialize from a JSON array.
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Answer 1

You can use this website (JSON2CSharp) to translate your json output into their respective classes. You'll get the following output
public class ThisResource
{
public string id { get; set; }
public object empRec { get; set; }
public int createdBy { get; set; }
public object payrollId { get; set; }
public int resourceTypeID { get; set; }
public string resourceTypeValue { get; set; }
public string resourceTypeStoredValue { get; set; }
public string ssn { get; set; }
public string lastName { get; set; }
public string middleName { get; set; }
public string firstName { get; set; }
public string localEmployeeId { get; set; }
public int resourceStatusId { get; set; }
public object resourceStatusValue { get; set; }
public object resourceStatusStoredValue { get; set; }
public object vendorId { get; set; }
public object alertRec { get; set; }
public object alertNote { get; set; }
public object divRec { get; set; }
public object repRec { get; set; }
public object hold { get; set; }
public object holdNote { get; set; }
public object cdid { get; set; }
public object shortNotes { get; set; }
public object doNotPlace { get; set; }
public object modifiedBy { get; set; }
public object lastModifiedOn { get; set; }
public DateTime ts { get; set; }
}
public class ThisBoardingDetails
{
public string id { get; set; }
public string resourceOnboardingID { get; set; }
public int desiredResourceTypeID { get; set; }
public int offerExpires { get; set; }
public object desiredResourceTypeValue { get; set; }
public object desiredResourceTypeStoredValue { get; set; }
public string jobOrderID { get; set; }
public string backgroundCheckID { get; set; }
public int emailID { get; set; }
public string requestDate { get; set; }
public object onboardingRequest { get; set; }
public int onboardingStatusCode { get; set; }
public string resourceID { get; set; }
}
public class RootObject
{
public ThisResource thisResource { get; set; }
public ThisBoardingDetails thisBoardingDetails { get; set; }
}
You will need to fix a few things, but it's a good enough resource to give you a start.