Json.Net Code Sample

json_net_sample.cs

// get our JSON objects
dynamic jsonObject = JObject.Parse(jsonContent);
dynamic metaPage = jsonObject.MetadataFields; 

// check if property exists in the JSON
if (metaPage.Property("contact") == null)
{
		dynamic contact = GetContact(sgMetadataFields);
		if(contact != null)
		{
			// Add a new JSON node into the metaPage node
			metaPage.AddFirst(new JProperty("contact", contact));
		}
}

// Replace the existing empty MetadataFields node with the new popluated one
jsonObject.MetadataFields.Replace(metaPage);


// We also need to produce some interestingly structured JSON that appears like this:
//"right1": {
//      "EmbeddedValues": [
//          {
//          "size": {
//            "Name": "size",
//            "Values": [ "300x250" ]
//          }
//      }
//      ],
//      "EmbeddedSchema": {
//        "RootElementName": "Content",
//        "Id": "tcm:11-702-8",
//        "Title": "Ad Metadata"
//      },
//      "FieldType": 0,
//      "Name": "right1"
//    },

dynamic rightJsonNode = new JObject();
string sizeRightField = "160x160";
if (sizeRightField != "")
{
	dynamic aSize = new JObject();
	aSize.size = new JObject();
	aSize.size.Name = "size";
	List<string> sizeEmbeddedFieldValue = new List<string>()
	{
		sizeRightField //"160x600" //sizeRight1
	};
	aSize.size.Values = JArray.FromObject(sizeEmbeddedFieldValue);

	// container for embedded field
	List<dynamic> valuesEmbedded = new List<dynamic>()
	{
		aSize
	};
	dynamic EmbeddedValues = JArray.FromObject(valuesEmbedded);
	rightJsonNode.EmbeddedValues = EmbeddedValues;
}

// Embedded schema Definition
dynamic embeddedSchemaFieldDef = new JObject();

embeddedSchemaFieldDef.RootElementName = "Content";
embeddedSchemaFieldDef.Id = "tcm:11-1233-8";
embeddedSchemaFieldDef.Title = "Ad Metadata";
rightJsonNode.EmbeddedSchema = embeddedSchemaFieldDef;

// Fieldtype
rightJsonNode.FieldType = 4;  //embedded

// Name
rightJsonNode.Name = fieldName; 

metaPage.AddFirst(new JProperty("right1", rightJsonNode));