c# - ASP.NET Core Get Json Array using IConfiguration

Question

In appsettings.json

{
      "MyArray": [
          "str1",
          "str2",
          "str3"
      ]
}

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In Startup.cs

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
     services.AddSingleton<IConfiguration>(Configuration);
}

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In HomeController

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    private readonly IConfiguration _config;
    public HomeController(IConfiguration config)
    {
        this._config = config;
    }

    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return Json(_config.GetSection("MyArray"));
    }
}

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There are my codes above, I got null How to get the array?

Answer 1

You can install the following two NuGet packages:

using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration; 
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder;

And then you'll have the possibility to use the following extension method:

var myArray = _config.GetSection("MyArray").Get<string[]>();