I have this bit of json:

"{\"result\":{\"status\":1,\"output\":{\"user_id\":\"15452349\"},\"errors\":[]}}\r\n"

and after doing:

   Dictionary<string, string> values = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string>>(MYSTRING);

I get an exception:

Cannot deserialize JSON object into type 'System.String'.

Now, I'm guessing that it's because 'result' is actually an array of information as opposed to a simple string but how do I go about specifying that it's so?

Or am I completely off the mark?

Thanks in advance,

moot

I've continued investigating thisand as a result have learnt a bit more about JSON.

{
    "result": {
        "status": 1,
        "output": {
            "user_id": "15452349"
        },
        "errors": []
    }
}

It seems that this is not an array but an object (with a possible array of errors) and therefore I need a custom JSON converter class.

So, I created a class that subclasses 'JsonConverter' and then another class that is a representation of the JSON above.

However when the program gets to the overriden ReadJson function, it fails at the point of doing:

JObject obj = (JObject)serializer.Deserialize(reader);

Can anybody explain why this might be happening?