Convert JSON string to simple object with json.net - json

Question

I am using GSON on my client to stringy an object:
Gson gson = new Gson();
String data = gson.toJson(deviceInfo);
now I receive this in a header of the http request. I now need to on my server convert it back into the object. I am not parsing it as a param so the modelbinder wont just do it for me. If there is a way to manually use to model binder. then maybe that is an option as well.
How can I do this with json.net ?
basically I want the equivalent of: gson.fromJson(json, classOfT)

Answer 1

The equivalent of gson.fromJson(json, classOfT) in json.net is
JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>()
Example:
public class Account
{
public string Email { get; set; }
public bool Active { get; set; }
public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
public IList<string> Roles { get; set; }
}
string json = #"{
'Email': 'james#example.com',
'Active': true,
'CreatedDate': '2013-01-20T00:00:00Z',
'Roles': [
'User',
'Admin'
]
}";
Account account = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Account>(json);
Console.WriteLine(account.Email);