Can I LINQ a JSON?

Question

This is the JSON I get from a request on .NET:

{   "id": "110355660738",    "picture": {     "data": {       "url": "https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-prn2/1027085_12033235063_5234302342947_n.jpg",        "is_silhouette": false     }   } } 

and I'd like to catch the field "url", using (maybe?) LINQ. I do many request as this, that differents a bit. So I won't to create a C# Class and deserialize it every time.

Is it a way to extract a single field? Thank you!

Answer 1

No need for Linq, just use dynamic (using Json.Net)

dynamic obj = JObject.Parse(json); Console.WriteLine((string)obj.picture.data.url); 

Linq version would not be much readable

JObject jObj = JObject.Parse(json); var url = (string)jObj.Descendants()                     .OfType<JProperty>()                     .Where(p => p.Name == "url")                     .First()                     .Value; 

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