how to test if string is a valid json string c#
private static bool IsValidJson(string strInput)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(strInput)) { return false;}
strInput = strInput.Trim();
if ((strInput.StartsWith("{") && strInput.EndsWith("}")) || //For object
(strInput.StartsWith("[") && strInput.EndsWith("]"))) //For array
{
try
{
var obj = JToken.Parse(strInput);
return true;
}
catch (JsonReaderException jex)
{
//Exception in parsing json
Console.WriteLine(jex.Message);
return false;
}
catch (Exception ex) //some other exception
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
return false;
}
}
else
{
return false;
}
}