String - DeserializeJson

A string extension method that deserialize a Json string to object.

public static void Main()
{
    var myJsString = "[\"Fizz\",\"Buzz\"]";

     // C# Extension Method: String - DeserializeJson
     var result = myJsString.DeserializeJson<List<string>>();

	foreach(var val in result)
	{
     	Console.WriteLine(val);
	}
}

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using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Json;
using System.Text;

public static partial class Extensions
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     A string extension method that deserialize a Json string to object.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Generic type parameter.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="this">The @this to act on.</param>
    /// <returns>The object deserialized.</returns>
    public static T DeserializeJson<T>(this string @this)
    {
        var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof (T));

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(@this)))
        {
            return (T) serializer.ReadObject(stream);
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     A string extension method that deserialize a Json string to object.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Generic type parameter.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="this">The @this to act on.</param>
    /// <param name="encoding">The encoding.</param>
    /// <returns>The object deserialized.</returns>
    public static T DeserializeJson<T>(this string @this, Encoding encoding)
    {
        var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof (T));

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream(encoding.GetBytes(@this)))
        {
            return (T) serializer.ReadObject(stream);
        }
    }
}