Parsing json objects

.net, c#, json, visual-studio

Solution

Create a new class that your JSON can be deserialized into such as:

public class UserInfo
{
    public string single_token { get; set; }
    public string username { get; set; }
    public string version { get; set; }
}

public partial class Downloader : Form
{
    public Downloader(string url, bool showTags = false)
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        WebClient client = new WebClient();
        string jsonURL = "http://localhost/jev";
        source = client.DownloadString(jsonURL);
        richTextBox1.Text = source;
        JavaScriptSerializer parser = new JavaScriptSerializer();
        var info = parser.Deserialize<UserInfo>(source);

        // use deserialized info object
    }
}

Problem

I'm having trouble understanding how to parse JSON string into c# objects with Visual .NET. The task is very easy, but I'm still lost... I get this string: ``` {"single_token":"842269070","username":"example123","version":1.1} ``` And this is the code where I try to desterilize: ``` namespace _SampleProject { public partial class Downloader : Form { public Downloader(string url, bool showTags = false) { InitializeComponent(); WebClient client = new WebClient(); string jsonURL = "http://localhost/jev"; source = client.DownloadString(jsonURL); richTextBox1.Text = source; JavaScriptSerializer parser = new JavaScriptSerializer(); parser.Deserialize<???>(source); } ``` I don't know what to put between the '<' and '>', and from what I've read online I have to create a new class for it..? Also, how do I get the output? An example would be helpful!

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