Newtonsoft.Json\Converters\DataSetConverter.cs

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#endregion

#if !SILVERLIGHT

using System;

using System.Data;

namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters

{

  /// <summary>

  /// Converts a <see cref="DataSet"/> to and from JSON.

  /// </summary>

  public class DataSetConverter : JsonConverter

  {

    /// <summary>

    /// Writes the JSON representation of the object.

    /// </summary>

    /// <param name="writer">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> to write to.</param>

    /// <param name="value">The value.</param>

    /// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>

    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)

    {

      DataSet dataSet = (DataSet)value;

      DataTableConverter converter = new DataTableConverter();

      writer.WriteStartObject();

      foreach (DataTable table in dataSet.Tables)

      {

        writer.WritePropertyName(table.TableName);

        converter.WriteJson(writer, table, serializer);

      }

      writer.WriteEndObject();

    }

    /// <summary>

    /// Reads the JSON representation of the object.

    /// </summary>

    /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="JsonReader"/> to read from.</param>

    /// <param name="objectType">Type of the object.</param>

    /// <param name="existingValue">The existing value of object being read.</param>

    /// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>

    /// <returns>The object value.</returns>

    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)

    {

      DataSet ds = new DataSet();

      DataTableConverter converter = new DataTableConverter();

      reader.Read();

      while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.PropertyName)

      {

        DataTable dt = (DataTable)converter.ReadJson(reader, typeof (DataTable), null, serializer);

        ds.Tables.Add(dt);

      }

      reader.Read();

      return ds;

    }

    /// <summary>

    /// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified value type.

    /// </summary>

    /// <param name="valueType">Type of the value.</param>

    /// <returns>

    /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance can convert the specified value type; otherwise, <c>false</c>.

    /// </returns>

    public override bool CanConvert(Type valueType)

    {

      return (valueType == typeof(DataSet));

    }

  }

}

#endif