c# - How to deserialize a property with a dash (“-”) in it's name with NewtonSoft JsonConvert?

Question

We have a JSON object with one of the object having a dash in its name. Ex below.

{
    "veg": [
        {
            "id": "3",
            "name": "Vegetables",
            "count": "25"
        },
        {
            "id": "4",
            "name": "Dal",
            "count": "2"
        },
        {
            "id": "5",
            "name": "Rice",
            "count": "8"
        },
        {
            "id": "7",
            "name": "Breads",
            "count": "6"
        },
        {
            "id": "9",
            "name": "Meals",
            "count": "3"
        },
        {
            "id": "46",
            "name": "Extras",
            "count": "10"
        }
    ],
    "non-veg": [
        {
            "id": "25",
            "name": "Starters",
            "count": "9"
        },
        {
            "id": "30",
            "name": "Gravies",
            "count": "13"
        },
        {
            "id": "50",
            "name": "Rice",
            "count": "4"
        }
    ]
}

How can we deserialize this json?

Answer 1

To answer the question on how to do this WITH NewtonSoft, you would use the JsonProperty property attribute flag.

[JsonProperty(PropertyName="non-veg")]
public string nonVeg { get; set; }