JSON Deserialize

jsondata.cs

    [DataContract]
    public class PortfolioManagementUnit
    {
        [DataMember]
        public string pmu { get; set; }

        [DataMember]
        public IList<Classification> list { get; set; }
    }

    [DataContract]
    public class Classification
    {
        [DataMember]
        public string fund { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string strategy { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string folder { get; set; }
    }

jsonreader.cs

        //Uses System.Web.Extensions
        public static IList<PortfolioManagementUnit> Deserialize(string jsonFilePath)
        {
            //NOTE: Don't use JSONDataContractSerializer... it doesn't work without a root element
            var ser = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();

            var reader = new StreamReader(jsonFilePath);
            return ser.Deserialize<List<PortfolioManagementUnit>>(reader.ReadToEnd());
        }

jsonwriter.cs

#region Example JSON Serialization
var pmuCapMarkets = new PortfolioManagementUnit()
                        {
                            pmu = "Capital Markets",
                            list = new List<Classification>()
                                        {
                                            new Classification() {fund = "PRMF", strategy = "Capital Markets"},
                                            new Classification() {fund = "Nisswa Acq", strategy = "Capital Markets"}
                                        }
                        };
var pmuFinServices = new PortfolioManagementUnit()
                        {
                            pmu = "FinServices",
                            list = new List<Classification>()
                                        {
                                            new Classification() {fund = "FinServices"},
                                            new Classification() {fund = "PRMF", strategy = "FinEqLongShort"},
                                            new Classification() {fund = "LiquidMtge", strategy = "FinEqLongShort"}
                                        }
                        };

var pmus = new List<PortfolioManagementUnit>() {pmuCapMarkets, pmuFinServices};

//NOTE: Don't use JSONDataContractSerializer... it doesn't work without a root element
var ser = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
Debug.WriteLine(ser.Serialize(pmus));
#endregion

PMUs.json

[
   {
      "pmu":"Capital Markets",
      "list":[
         {
            "fund":"AAA",
            "strategy":"US Capital Markets"
         },
         {
            "fund":"BBB",
            "strategy":"UK Capital Markets"
         }
      ]
   },
   {
      "pmu":"Event Driven",
      "list":[
         {
            "fund":"AAA",
            "strategy":"Asia Event Driven"
         }
      ]
   }
]