Trying to parse/deserialize JSON array with no key?

I have the following JSON format:

Code:

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[{
  "type":"deposit",
  "currency":"btc",
  "amount":"0.0",
  "available":"0.0"
},{
  "type":"deposit",
  "currency":"usd",
  "amount":"1.0",
  "available":"1.0"
},{
  "type":"exchange",
  "currency":"btc",
  "amount":"1",
  "available":"1"
},{
  "type":"exchange",
  "currency":"usd",
  "amount":"1",
  "available":"1"
},{
  "type":"trading",
  "currency":"btc",
  "amount":"1",
  "available":"1"
},{
  "type":"trading",
  "currency":"usd",
  "amount":"1",
  "available":"1"
}]

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I'm trying to return some of the "available" and "amount" values, but cannot get it to work for the life of me. I created the following class:

Code:

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Public Class ItemsReturned
        Public Property type As String
        Public Property currency As String
        Public Property amount As String
        Public Property available As String
    End Class

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I'm then using

Code:

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Dim balances As ItemsReturned = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Of ItemsReturned)(TheJson)

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but this gives me the error "cannot deserialize the current JSON array because the type requires a JSON object"

Try:

Code:

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Dim balances() As ItemsReturned = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Of ItemsReturned())(TheJson)

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where balances() is an array of ItemsReturned.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Inferrd

Try:

Code:

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Dim balances() As ItemsReturned = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Of ItemsReturned())(TheJson)

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where balances() is an array of ItemsReturned.

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I think that worked. So how would I select say the second "amount" value?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by hockeyadc

I think that worked. So how would I select say the second "amount" value?

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Arrays are zero based, so it would be :

Code:

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Dim theAmount As String = balances(1).amount

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AH yes thats it. For some reason I was screwing up the array and class syntax. Thank you! :thumb: