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Querying JSON with JSON Path and escaped properties

 

This sample loads JSON with properties that need to be escaped when queried with SelectToken(String).

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JObject o = JObject.Parse(@"{
  'Space Invaders': 'Taito',
  'Doom ]|[': 'id',
  ""Yar's Revenge"": 'Atari',
  'Government ""Intelligence""': 'Make-Believe'
}");

string spaceInvaders = (string)o.SelectToken("['Space Invaders']");
// Taito

string doom3 = (string)o.SelectToken("['Doom ]|[']");
// id

string yarsRevenge = (string)o.SelectToken("['Yar\\'s Revenge']");
// Atari

string governmentIntelligence = (string)o.SelectToken("['Government \"Intelligence\"']");
// Make-Believe