Google Visualization API .net? [closed] - serialization

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How can i use data in my .NET app that is coming in google's visualisation api json format? Can't imagine at the moment how to use this data.
Do i have to parse the json to an object by myself? Can i use Json.NET to deserialize it? For now i have no idea how start with this. Any help is appreciated.
Data looks like this:
{
cols: [
{id: '1', label: 'Name', type: 'string'},
{id: '2', label: 'Age', type: 'number'},
{id: '3', label: 'Birthdate', type: 'date'}
],
rows: [
{c:[{v: 'Dan'}, {v: 18.0, f: 'eighteen'}, {v: new Date(2008, 1, 28, 0, 31, 26), f: '2/28/08 12:31 AM'}]},
{c:[{v: 'Frank'}, {v: 19.0, f: 'nineteen'}, {v: new Date(2008, 2, 30, 0, 31, 26), f: '3/30/08 12:31 AM'}]},
{c:[{v: 'Esther'}, {v: 20.0, f: 'twenty'}, {v: new Date(2008, 3, 30, 0, 31, 26), f: '4/30/08 12:31 AM'}]}
]
}

Answer 1

Can i use Json.NET to deserialize it?
Yes. That's what it's for.
For now i have no idea how start with this. Any help is appreciated.
The manual

Answer 2

You can use Json deserialisation via the DataContractJsonSerializer class in the System.Runtime.Serialization.Json namespace. It's pretty similar to XML Serialisation in that you create a bunch of data classes, dress them with attributes and chuck the Json into a deserializer.
The article below explains how work with Json with a Google web search example:
http://www.ben-morris.com/google-search-api-deserialize-json-output-net

Answer 3

I know I'm late, but for future seekers take a look here:
https://code.google.com/p/bortosky-google-visualization/
I'm using it without any problem.
Sample code:
DataTable tbl = DatabaseEnquiry(sqlcommand, DATE_IN, DATE_OUT, "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss", true);
return new Bortosky.Google.Visualization.GoogleDataTable(tbl).GetJson().ToString();
Alternatively you can use JavaScriptSerializer:
DataTable tbl = DatabaseEnquiry(sqlcommand, DATE_IN, DATE_OUT, "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss", true);
JavaScriptSerializer js = new JavaScriptSerializer();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
try
{
var linqResults = from DataRow row in tbl.AsEnumerable()
select new
{
avgft = row.Field<object>("AVG FT"),
minft = row.Field<object>("MIN FT"),
maxft = row.Field<object>("MAX FT"),
avgffc = row.Field<object>("AVG FFC"),
minffc = row.Field<object>("MIN FFC"),
maxffc = row.Field<object>("MAX FFC"),
avgtt = row.Field<object>("AVG TT"),
mintt = row.Field<object>("MIN TT"),
maxtt = row.Field<object>("MAX TT"),
avgtfc = row.Field<object>("AVG TFC"),
mintfc = row.Field<object>("MIN TFC"),
maxtfc = row.Field<object>("MAX TFC")
};
js.Serialize(linqResults, sb);
}
catch (InvalidCastException e)
{
logger.Debug(e.StackTrace);
return null;
}
return sb.ToString();
}