json - How to deserialize a JObject to .NET object

According to this post, it's much better now:

// pick out one album JObject jalbum = albums[0] as JObject;  // Copy to a static Album instance Album album = jalbum.ToObject<Album>(); 

Documentation: Convert JSON to a Type

From the documentation, I found this:

JObject o = new JObject(    new JProperty("Name", "John Smith"),    new JProperty("BirthDate", new DateTime(1983, 3, 20)) );  JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer(); Person p = (Person)serializer.Deserialize(new JTokenReader(o), typeof(Person));  Console.WriteLine(p.Name); 

The class definition for Person should be compatible to the following:

class Person {     public string Name { get; internal set; }     public DateTime BirthDate { get; internal set; } } 

If you are using a recent version of JSON.net and don't need custom serialization, please see Tien Do's answer, which is more concise.

Too late, just in case some one is looking for another way:

void Main() {     string jsonString = @"{   'Stores': [     'Lambton Quay',     'Willis Street'   ],   'Manufacturers': [     {       'Name': 'Acme Co',       'Products': [         {           'Name': 'Anvil',           'Price': 50         }       ]     },     {       'Name': 'Contoso',       'Products': [         {           'Name': 'Elbow Grease',           'Price': 99.95         },         {           'Name': 'Headlight Fluid',           'Price': 4         }       ]     }   ] }";      Product product = new Product();     //Serializing to Object     Product obj = JObject.Parse(jsonString).SelectToken("$.Manufacturers[?(@.Name == 'Acme Co' && @.Name != 'Contoso')]").ToObject<Product>();      Console.WriteLine(obj); }   public class Product {     public string Name { get; set; }     public decimal Price { get; set; } }