JSON.Net: convert json string to xml or xml to json string?

Question

I started to use JSON.Net to convert a string in json format to object or vice visa. I am not sure in the JSON.Net framework, is it possible to convert a string in json to xml format and vice visa?

Answer 1

Yes. Using the XmlNodeConverter class:

XmlNodeConverter converter = new XmlNodeConverter();
// Create an XmlDocument from a JsonReader
XmlDocument doc = converter.ReadJson(myJsonReader, typeof(XmlDocument));
// Write an XmlNode to a JsonWriter
converter.WriteJson(myJsonWriter, myXmlNode);

Answer 2

I'm not sure there is point in such conversion (yes, many do it, but mostly to force a square peg through round hole... :-/); but if you do it, first convert from json to object, then from object to xml (and vice versa for reverse direction).

Answer 3

Thanks for David Brown's answer. In my case of JSON.Net 3.5, the convert methods are under the JsonConvert static class:

XmlNote myXmlNode = JsonConvert.DeserializeXmlNode(myJsonString);
// or .DeserilizeXmlNode(myJsonString, "root"); // if myJsonString does not have a root
string jsonString = JsonConvert.SerializeXmlNode(myXmlNode);

Answer 4

Here is a blog that tells about conversion of XML to JSON and JSON to XML: http://sandeep-aparajit.blogspot.com/2010/01/json-to-xml-and-xml-to-json-converter.html