Linq to Json using Like Clause - json

Question

I've got an MVC 3 web app and am returning a JSON object which I would like to use Linq against to limit the result returned to the client jquery.
The Json response takes the following structure:
{
"Data": {
"Items": [
{
"Result": {
"Id": "e2ba4912-c387-4f54-b55e-06742a6858db",
"Name": "SomeOtherSetting",
"Value": "500",
"Archived": false
},
"Result": {
"Id": "17c27584-cea8-42c2-b6c4-0b30625ac3ce",
"Name": "Setting2",
"Value": "600",
"Archived": false
},
"Result": {
"Id": "17c27584-cea8-42c2-b6c4-0b30625ac3ce",
"Name": "Setting3",
"Value": "700",
"Archived": false
}
}]
}
}
....
I need to return or grab just the json items that have a Name like 'Setting' for example. In the example, this would return just the 2 Json nodes.
My Linq is very limited and what I have is: Settings is where the Json response is stored.
NewtonSoft.Json.Linq.JObject data = NewtonSoft.Json.Linq.JObject.Parse(Settings);
var result = from p in data["Data"]["Items"].Children()
where (p["Result"]["Name"].Contains("Expenses.Help.Tip"))
select new { Name = (string)p["Result"]["Name"], Value = (string)p["Result"]["Value"] };
When I run this I get nothing in my result. Can anyone help and tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks.

Answer 1

Well, I'm not a Json specialist, but I think your Json structure has some problems.
I tried an online parser, and parsing took only the third result... (try to copy past your code in the left window, and look at JS eval.
Instead of
"Items": [
{
"Result": {
},
"Result": {
},
"Result": {
}
}]
you should have each element of Items array (each 'Result') into {}.
"Items": [
{
{"Result": {
}
},
{"Result": {
}
},
{"Result": {
}
}]
I got it to work by changing your Json file to
{
"Data": {
"Items": [
{
"Result": {
"Id": "e2ba4912-c387-4f54-b55e-06742a6858db",
"Name": "SomeOtherSetting",
"Value": "500",
"Archived": false
}
},
{
"Result": {
"Id": "17c27584-cea8-42c2-b6c4-0b30625ac3ce",
"Name": "Setting2",
"Value": "600",
"Archived": false
}
},
{
"Result": {
"Id": "17c27584-cea8-42c2-b6c4-0b30625ac3ce",
"Name": "Setting3",
"Value": "700",
"Archived": false
}
}]
}
}
using
var data = JObject.Parse(test)["Data"]["Items"].Children()
.Where(m => m["Result"]["Name"].Value<string>().Contains("Setting"))
.Select(m => new
{
Name = m["Result"]["Name"].Value<string>(),
Value = m["Result"]["Value"].Value<int>()
})
.ToList();