asp.net mvc - Is there a way to directly get a directory structure and parse it to Json in C#?

Question

I would like to know if there is a way to get a specific directory structure and parse it to json so I can create a client-side treeview schema using a jquery plugin. thanks in advance

Answer 1

Using JSON.NET:

JToken GetDirectory(DirectoryInfo directory)
{
    return JToken.FromObject(new
    {
        directory = directory.EnumerateDirectories()
            .ToDictionary(x => x.Name, x => GetDirectory(x)),
        file = directory.EnumerateFiles().Select(x => x.Name).ToList()
    });
}

Example usage:

var json = GetDirectory(new DirectoryInfo("...some path...")).ToString();

This will give you JSON that looks something like this:

{
    "directory":
    {
        "dirA": {
            "file" : [ "file0.txt", "file1.jpg" ]
        },
        "emptyDir": {
        }
    },
    "file": [ "file2.png" ]
}