❔ Adding logic into a JSON serializer

Hey everyone! I need to add logic into a json object, but I can't add any code in there or else it'll break. Here is what I mean: If I have a Dictionary named Icons, I need to say foreach item selected from the filepicker, create a new keypair in the Dictionary. Basically, the user selects a few .png files, the code needs to copy them to a folder and add those names to the dictionary. Here is my current code that is a static dictionary:

private async void SerializeJSON()
        {
            var model = new ObjectModel
            {
                ManifestVersion = 1,
                Name = TileTitle,
                Description = DescriptionTile,
                Version = 1,
                VersionString = "1",
                Author = AuthorTile,
                Organization = OrgTile,
                ContactEmail = TileEmail,
                TileIcon = new Dictionary<int, string>
                {
                    [46] = "icons/tileIcon.png"
                },
                BadgeIcon = new Dictionary<int, string>
                {
                    [24] = "icons/badgeIcon.png"
                },
                Icons = new Dictionary<string, string>
                {
                    ["iconTest"] = "newIcon1.png" // I need to add more items here when needed, based on what is pulled from the filepicker
                },
            };
        }

you could create the Dictionary before that and use that dictionary for the Icons or you can add a loop after assigning the Dictionary and add items to

model.Icons

Oh okay, so then just assign the icons object to the dictionary?

But create the dictionary and add content pre serialization

Yes

Adding content after it being serialized is quite hard

Youll have to deserialize it, add it and then serialize it again

So if you can do it before serializing it would be the best

Thanks! Will try it out.

@Sunder Thanks so much! Works flawlessly 🙂

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