/// <summary>
/// Deserializes object of the specified type from JSON string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type of object to be deserialized.</param>
/// <param name="json">The JSON string containing serialized object.</param>
/// <param name="knownTypes">Collection of types that may be present in the object
/// graph.</param>
/// <param name="doPreProcessing">A value indicating whether pre-processing should be
/// performed.</param>
/// <returns>A reference to the deserialized object.</returns>
public static object Deserialize(
Type type,
string json,
IEnumerable <Type> knownTypes,
bool doPreProcessing)
{
Debug.Assert(type != null);
Debug.Assert(json != null);
if (doPreProcessing)
{
json = JsonProcHelper.DoPreProcessing(json);
}
var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(type, knownTypes);
return(_Deserialize(serializer, json));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes JSON object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="json">String in JSON format.</param>
/// <param name="doPreProcessing">
/// A boolean value indicating whether pre-processing should be
/// performed.
/// </param>
/// <param name="knownTypes">
/// Types that may be present in the object graph. Can be null.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// Deserialized object.
/// </returns>
public static T Deserialize <T>(string json, IEnumerable <Type> knownTypes,
bool doPreProcessing)
{
Debug.Assert(json != null);
// pre-processing
if (doPreProcessing)
{
json = JsonProcHelper.DoPreProcessing(json);
}
T obj;
if (knownTypes != null)
{
obj = Deserialize <T>(json, knownTypes);
}
else
{
obj = Deserialize <T>(json);
}
return(obj);
}