Read JSON from Dynamic URL and need to populate in Dot-net Core MVC Dropdownlist

I have worked on reading 2 Sample Json files and try to populate in dropdownlist with values title,type,description,filename,height,width,price,rating

Json file 1==>

{"title": "Brown eggs",  "type": "dairy",  "description": "Raw organic brown eggs in a basket",  "filename": "0.jpg",  "height": 600,  "width": 400,  "price": 28.1,  "rating": 4}  

Json file 2==>

[{  "title": "Brown eggs",  "type": "dairy",  "description": "Raw organic brown eggs in a basket",  "filename": "0.jpg",  "height": 600,  "width": 400,  "price": 28.1,  "rating": 4}]     

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` First one works fine with my code below but it's not working for the second one. It gives the error - Cannot convert type 'Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray' to 'Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject'

HomeController.CS Code

   public IActionResult Index()      {                    Dictionary<string, string> ProductCollectiondict = new Dictionary<string, string>();                                dynamic dynObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject("{a:1,b:2}");         // dynamic dynObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject("[{a:1,b:2}]");            var jObj = (JObject)dynObj;            foreach (JToken token in jObj.Children())          {              if (token is JProperty)              {                  var prop = token as JProperty;                  ProductCollectiondict.Add(prop.Name, (string)prop.Value);              }          }            ViewData["selectedProductTextDict"] = ProductCollectiondict;                     return View();      }  

Index.cshtml Code

 @Html.DropDownList("ddlProductByText",         new SelectList((System.Collections.IEnumerable)ViewData["selectedProductTextDict"], "Value", "Key"))  

Still a long way to go in this task for various dynamic JSON URLs . Please kindly help me guide me soon

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65880420/read-json-from-dynamic-url-and-need-to-populate-in-dot-net-core-mvc-dropdownlist January 25, 2021 at 03:18PM