Hi, Is there a way to decode/read JSON format by C# scripting in Test Complete ??

I don't have any experience in C# scripting but if you can interpret this into C# then i hope it will also help you.

I am pretty sure this is not the best way (likely a DLL call to JSON.dll  would be better), but if you want it in codes this is what I have in VBScript.

This has limitation, and only does 2 layer parse as below

{

unit id: value

test name: this is the test name

testids

      1231321 : fail

       23423423 : pass

      2423423 : pass

testids2

      2423423 : fail

     2342342 : pass

    2342423 : fail

}

if one of those test id contains another key/pair array, it will also fail (not sure what happen as i never tried)

public function test2()
  jsonString="[{""UnitID"":1212133,""testname"":""this is a test"",""test date"":""01/20/2015"",""TestIDs"":[{115525:""pass"",55522522:""fail"",454633:""pass""}],""TestIDs2"":[{115525:""fail"",55522522:""fail"",454633:""pass""}]}]"

  jsonString=aqstring.replace(aqstring.replace(jsonstring,"[","",false),"]","",false)
  jsonContent=Split(jsonstring,",")  'split based on comma set key/pair - this will fail if your values contains comma - this is just a quick solution for now.

  'create the primary holder as the dictionary object
  set jsonvalue=CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary") 
  for i=0 to ubound(jsonContent)
    js=jsonContent(i)
    if aqstring.find(js,"{")>-1 then
      if jsonvalue.Count=0 then
        js=aqstring.Replace(js,"{","",false)
        KPValue=Split(js,":")
        if ubound(kpvalue) >1 then
          kpValue(0)=aqstring.substring(js,0,aqstring.Find(js,":"))
          kpvalue(1) =aqstring.substring(js,aqstring.find(js,":"),len(js)-1)
        end if
        jsonvalue.add aqstring.replace(KPValue(0),chr(34),"",false),KPValue(1)
      else
        'separate teh { to get teh key testids
        tmp=Split(js,"{") 'split to get test id
        tmpKey=aqstring.Replace(tmp(0),":","",false) 'contains the key
        'i holds the current list counter
         set jTmp=CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")  'hold the new array key/pair
         if aqstring.find(tmp(1),"}")>-1 then    'new array  ex. "testIds"":{""ID"":115525}
          '1 kp set only
            tmpValue=aqstring.Replace(tmp(1),"}","",false)
            tmpInnerKP=split(tmpvalue,":")
            if ubound(tmpInnerKP) >1 then
              tmpInnerKP(0)=aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,0,aqstring.Find(tmpvalue,":"))
              tmpInnerKP(1) =aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,aqstring.find(tmpvalue,":"),len(tmpvalue)-1)
            end if
            jTmp.add aqstring.replace(tmpInnerKP(0),chr(34),"",false),tmpInnerKP(1)
         else           'new array  ex. "testIds"":{""ID"":115525
          'multiple kp set
            'process the first key into teh jtmp
            tmpInnerKP=split(tmp(1),":")
            if ubound(tmpInnerKP)>1 then
              tmpInnerKP(0)=aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,0,aqstring.Find(tmpvalue,":"))
              tmpInnerKP(1) =aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,aqstring.find(tmpvalue,":"),len(tmpvalue)-1)
            end if
            jTmp.add aqstring.replace(tmpInnerKP(0),chr(34),"",false),tmpInnerKP(1)
            j=i+1 'go to the next item in teh array
            do while true
              innerJS=jsoncontent(j)
               if aqstring.find(innerJS,"}")>-1 then    'new array  ex. ""ID"":115525}
                '1 kp set only
                  tmpValue=aqstring.Replace(InnerJS,"}","",false)
                  tmpInnerKP=split(tmpvalue,":")
                  if ubound(tmpInnerKP) >1 then
                    tmpInnerKP(0)=aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,0,aqstring.Find(tmpvalue,":"))
                    tmpInnerKP(1)=aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,aqstring.find(tmpvalue,":"),len(tmpvalue)-1)
                  end if
                  jTmp.add aqstring.replace(tmpInnerKP(0),chr(34),"",false),tmpInnerKP(1)      
                  exit do  'foudn teh closing }, exit it    
                else
                  'next set does not contain }, so it is a continuing array list
                  tmpInnerKP=split(innerJS,":")
                  if ubound(tmpInnerKP) >1 then
                    tmpInnerKP(0)=aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,0,aqstring.Find(tmpvalue,":"))
                    tmpInnerKP(1)=aqstring.substring(tmpvalue,aqstring.find(tmpvalue,":"),len(tmpvalue)-1)
                  end if
                  jTmp.Add aqstring.replace(tmpInnerKP(0),chr(34),"",false),tmpInnerKP(1)
                  j=j+1 
                end if    
              loop
            i=j
         end if
         jsonValue.add aqstring.replace(tmpKey,chr(34),"",false),jTmp  'add the key and its dictionary value
        end if
      else
        KPValue=Split(js,":")
        if ubound(KPValue) >1 then
          KPValue(0)=aqstring.substring(js,0,aqstring.Find(js,":"))
          KPValue(1)=aqstring.substring(js,aqstring.find(js,":"),len(js)-1)
        end if
        jsonvalue.add aqstring.replace(KPValue(0),chr(34),"",false),KPValue(1)
      end if      
  next
  
  
  'Check to confirm that the second layer (TestIDs2) contain teh faild test id: 115525
   
  'set tmp=Jsonvalue("TestIDs2")
  'log.Message tmp("115525")
  set test2=jsonvalue    
end function

remove the jsonstring above or comment it out

add to the function to accept a paramenter so:

public function test2(jsonString)
    ....

end function

then if you are using keyword test pass the string to teh function, and it will return the parse version in dictionary object

you can access the value of the the same way as the commented log message :

This will access the testID2s' dictionary object, which you can then access its value based on the key 

set tmp=JsonValue("TestIDs2")

log.message tmp("115525")

I'll check this post in case someone post another solution that would be more better that i can also benefit from.