Encode object to JSON

Question

Hoping I don't have to reinvent the wheel here but does anyone know if there is a class in C# similar to the one supplied by Adobe for AS3 to convert a generic object to a JSON string?

For example, when I encode an array of objects.

new JSONEncoder(arr).getString();

Output:

[
    {"type":"mobile","number":"02-8988-5566"},
    {"type":"mobile","number":"02-8988-5566"}
]

Answer 1

in C#:

var jsonSerializer = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
            string json = jsonSerializer.Serialize(yourCustomObject);

Answer 2

I recommand using Json.NET. It's not part of .Net's the core libraries, but it is very widely used, including by a lot of Microsoft's products. Also it's the single most used nuget package. And it's both easier to use than JavaScriptSerializer and more efficient.

var jsonString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(someObjet);

var myObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MyType>(jsonString);