C#•2y ago

❔ Assign JSON API Results To DTO

hey if I am returning json data from an API how do I assign the json data to my DTO? Meaning if I have a DTO that looks like this

public class TestDTO
{
   public Data data { get; set; }
}
public class Data
{
   public string fname { get; set; }
   public string lname { get; set; }
   public string phonenNumber { get; set; }
}

public class TestDTO
{
   public Data data { get; set; }
}
public class Data
{
   public string fname { get; set; }
   public string lname { get; set; }
   public string phonenNumber { get; set; }
}

but I only want to assign a value to fname and lname how would I set that up?

TestDTO td = null;

//code here

td = new TestDTO
{
    //how do I get to fname here?
};

TestDTO td = null;

//code here

td = new TestDTO
{
    //how do I get to fname here?
};

5 Replies

Angius•2y ago

Either use a new DTO that has only what you need, or just

new TestDto {
    Data = new DataDto {
        //...
   } 
}

new TestDto {
    Data = new DataDto {
        //...
   } 
}

FoxTrotCharlieZulu•2y ago

And wouldn't a new DTO still run into the same issue since the parent is always public Data data?

phaseshift•2y ago

What 'same issue'?

FoxTrotCharlieZulu•2y ago

sorry - no ZZZZZZZZZ is exactly correct. It works as expected

Accord•2y ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.

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❔ Assign JSON API Results To DTO