convert NameValueCollection/Dictionary<string, object> to JSON string

 

public static class WebExtension
{
public static T Decode<T>(this RequestBase res)
{
Type type = res.GetType();

// For each property of this object, html decode it if it is of type string
foreach (PropertyInfo propertyInfo in type.GetProperties())
{
//if (propertyInfo.Name.ToLower() == "api_timestamp" || propertyInfo.Name.ToLower() == "api_signature" || propertyInfo.Name.ToLower() == "api_version")
//{
// continue;
//}
var prop = propertyInfo.GetValue(res, null);
if (prop != null && prop.GetType() == typeof(string))
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(res, HttpUtility.UrlDecode((string)prop), null);
}
}
T result = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
return result;
}
}

 

var col=HttpContext.Current.Request.Form;
Dictionary<string, object> dict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
foreach (var key in col.AllKeys)
{
//dict.Add(k, col[k]);
string[] values = col.GetValues(key);
if (values.Length == 1)
{
dict.Add(key, values[0]);
}
else
{
dict.Add(key, values);
}
}
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dict);

foreach (var key in col.AllKeys)
{
foreach (var val in col.GetValues(key))
{

}
}

 

public class StackOverflow_7003740
{
    static Dictionary<string, object> NvcToDictionary(NameValueCollection nvc, bool handleMultipleValuesPerKey)
    {
        var result = new Dictionary<string, object>();
        foreach (string key in nvc.Keys)
        {
            if (handleMultipleValuesPerKey)
            {
                string[] values = nvc.GetValues(key);
                if (values.Length == 1)
                {
                    result.Add(key, values[0]);
                }
                else
                {
                    result.Add(key, values);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                result.Add(key, nvc[key]);
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    public static void Test()
    {
        NameValueCollection nvc = new NameValueCollection();
        nvc.Add("foo", "bar");
        nvc.Add("multiple", "first");
        nvc.Add("multiple", "second");

        foreach (var handleMultipleValuesPerKey in new bool[] { false, true })
        {
            if (handleMultipleValuesPerKey)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Using special handling for multiple values per key");
            }
            var dict = NvcToDictionary(nvc, handleMultipleValuesPerKey);
            string json = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(dict);
            Console.WriteLine(json);
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}

public class UrlStatus
    {
      public int Status { get; set; }
      public string Url { get; set; }
    }


    [Test]
    public void GenericDictionaryObject()
    {
      Dictionary<string, object> collection = new Dictionary<string, object>()
        {
          {"First", new UrlStatus{ Status = 404, Url = @"http://www.bing.com"}},
          {"Second", new UrlStatus{Status = 400, Url = @"http://www.google.com"}},
          {"List", new List<UrlStatus>
            {
              new UrlStatus {Status = 300, Url = @"http://www.yahoo.com"},
              new UrlStatus {Status = 200, Url = @"http://www.askjeeves.com"}
            }
          }
        };

      string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(collection, Formatting.Indented, new JsonSerializerSettings
      {
        TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All,
        TypeNameAssemblyFormat = FormatterAssemblyStyle.Simple
      });

      Assert.AreEqual(@"{
  ""$type"": ""System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.String, mscorlib],[System.Object, mscorlib]], mscorlib"",
  ""First"": {
    ""$type"": ""Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests"",
    ""Status"": 404,
    ""Url"": ""http://www.bing.com""
  },
  ""Second"": {
    ""$type"": ""Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests"",
    ""Status"": 400,
    ""Url"": ""http://www.google.com""
  },
  ""List"": {
    ""$type"": ""System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests]], mscorlib"",
    ""$values"": [
      {
        ""$type"": ""Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests"",
        ""Status"": 300,
        ""Url"": ""http://www.yahoo.com""
      },
      {
        ""$type"": ""Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization.TypeNameHandlingTests+UrlStatus, Newtonsoft.Json.Tests"",
        ""Status"": 200,
        ""Url"": ""http://www.askjeeves.com""
      }
    ]
  }
}", json);

      object c = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, new JsonSerializerSettings
      {
        TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All,
        TypeNameAssemblyFormat = FormatterAssemblyStyle.Simple
      });

      Assert.IsInstanceOfType(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>), c);

      Dictionary<string, object> newCollection = (Dictionary<string, object>)c;
      Assert.AreEqual(3, newCollection.Count);
      Assert.AreEqual(@"http://www.bing.com", ((UrlStatus)newCollection["First"]).Url);

      List<UrlStatus> statues = (List<UrlStatus>) newCollection["List"];
      Assert.AreEqual(2, statues.Count);
    }
  }