C# - implementing Mapping Nested JSON Arrays to Complex Types using Newtonsoft.Json in .NET 5
I just started working with I'm dealing with I'm confused about I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but I'm currently working with a scenario while trying to deserialize a nested JSON structure into a complex object hierarchy using Newtonsoft.Json in .NET 5. The JSON I'm working with looks something like this: ```json { "Name": "Sample", "Items": [ { "Id": 1, "Details": [ { "DetailId": "A1", "Description": "Detail A1" }, { "DetailId": "A2", "Description": "Detail A2" } ] }, { "Id": 2, "Details": [ { "DetailId": "B1", "Description": "Detail B1" } ] } ] } ``` I have defined my C# model as follows: ```csharp public class SampleModel { public string Name { get; set; } public List<ItemModel> Items { get; set; } } public class ItemModel { public int Id { get; set; } public List<DetailModel> Details { get; set; } } public class DetailModel { public string DetailId { get; set; } public string Description { get; set; } } ``` When I try to deserialize the JSON using the following code: ```csharp string json = /* JSON string here */; var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SampleModel>(json); ``` I receive a `Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException` with the message: `want to deserialize the current JSON array (e.g. [1,2,3]) into type 'YourNamespace.DetailModel' because the type requires a JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) to deserialize correctly.`. I suspect that the scenario is related to how the `Details` property is being interpreted, but I need to pinpoint the exact cause. I've also tried adding custom converters and checking the JSON format, but the behavior continues. Does anyone have experience with mapping nested arrays like this, or suggestions for working around this scenario? Any insights would be greatly appreciated! For context: I'm using C# on Linux. Could this be a known issue? Any pointers in the right direction?