JSON - DataContractJsonSerializer

// convert JSON <-> CLASS

public static string ToJSON( this object obj )
{
    if ( !IsSerializable(obj) )
    {
        throw new Exception("Target object must be serializable.");
    }
    string json = string.Empty;
    DataContractJsonSerializer ser = new DataContractJsonSerializer(obj.GetType());
    using ( MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream() )
    {
        ser.WriteObject(ms, obj);
        json = Encoding.Default.GetString(ms.ToArray());
    }
    return json;
}

 

 
 

public static bool IsSerializable( this object obj )
{
    MemoryStream ms = null;
    BinaryFormatter bf = null;
    try
    {
        ms = new MemoryStream();
        bf = new BinaryFormatter();
        bf.Serialize(ms, obj);
        return true;
    }
    catch ( System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException )
    {
        return false;
    }
    catch ( Exception exc )
    {
        throw exc;
    }
    finally
    {
        ms.Close();
        ms.Dispose();
    }
}
public static T FromJSON<T>( this string json )
        {
            using ( MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(ASCIIEncoding.Default.GetBytes(json)) )
            {
                DataContractJsonSerializer ser = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(T));
                return (T)ser.ReadObject(ms);
            }
        }