JSON.NET Error reading JObject

ajax, asp.net, asp.net-web-api, json, json.net

Solution

json.stringify will create the following json string:

[
  ["fdsfsd", "Kifdsfa", "fsdfsa", "fadsf", "fasdfsd", "fadsf", "fasdfsd"],
  ["2008", "-5", "11", "12", "13"],
  ["2009", "20", "-11", "14", "13"],
  ["2010", "30", "15", "-12", "readOnly"]
]

Which is a jsonArray and not a JsonObject. So on server side you'll have to read it using `JArray a = JArray.Parse(@value);`

Problem

I am sending a JSON object via AJAX and Web Api to my Server: ``` var data = [ ["fdsfsd", "Kifdsfa", "fsdfsa", "fadsf", "fasdfsd", "fadsf", "fasdfsd"], ["2008", "-5", "11", "12", "13"], ["2009", "20", "-11", "14", "13"], ["2010", "30", "15", "-12", "readOnly"] ]; $.ajax({ url: '../webapi/Products', type: 'POST', dataType: "text", data: "="+JSON.stringify( data ), success: function (test) { alert(test); }, error: function (test) { alert("Error"); } ``` so i am getting on server the value which i want to parse with JSON.NET: ``` public void Post([FromBody]string value ) { JObject o = JObject.Parse(@value); } ``` This throws the exception: ``` Error reading JObject from JsonReader. Current JsonReader item is not an object: StartArray. Path '', line 1, position 1. ``` Why? The value seems to be right to me?

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