{ "LineDatas":
[
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0001",
    "lineDialog": "Yaawwn, up i get for another fun packed day.",
    "lineDuration": 3
},
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0002",
    "lineDialog": "Well I think I need a cigarette before I get to work!",
    "lineDuration": 3
}
]
}

{ "LineData":
[
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0001",
    "lineDialog": "Yaawwn, up i get for another fun packed day.",
    "lineDuration": 3
},
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0002",
    "lineDialog": "Well I think I need a cigarette before I get to work!",
    "lineDuration": 3
}
]
}

I've also altered the GameController.cs like this (but now it says Index is outside array bounds:

public class GameController : MonoBehaviour
{
TextAsset Dialog_Data;

private void Start()
{
    LineData[] lines = new LineData[2];
    Dialog_Data = Resources.Load<TextAsset>("txt/dialogJson");
    lines = JsonUtility.FromJson<LineData[]>(Dialog_Data.text);
    Debug.Log("line 1 dialog = " + lines[0].lineDialog);
}
}

I'm trying to use Json to hold game dialog in a text asset file. I've tried to make a barebones project to test this and it is failing with the Error Message: ArgumentException: JSON must represent an object type.

I have a class called LineData which has a few properties each line of dialog contains. In the Json there are just two lines for now. When I import and parse it to try and make a reference to one of the lines of dialog it fails.

Here is all the code:

dialogJson.JSON:

[
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0001",
    "lineDialog": "Yaawwn, up i get for another fun packed day.",
    "lineDuration": 3
},
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0002",
    "lineDialog": "Well I think I need a cigarette before I get to work!",
    "lineDuration": 3
}
]

LineData.cs

using System;

[Serializable]
public class LineData
{
    public string lineID;
    public string lineDialog;
    public float lineDuration;
}

GameController.cs

using UnityEngine;

public class GameController : MonoBehaviour
{
    TextAsset Dialog_Data;

    private void Start()
    {
        Dialog_Data = Resources.Load<TextAsset>("txt/dialogJson");

        LineData line1 = JsonUtility.FromJson<LineData>(Dialog_Data.text);
        Debug.Log("line 1 dialog = " + line1.lineDialog);
    }
}

NOTE: I read here (https://answers.unity.com/questions/1503047/json-must-represent-an-object-type.html) that Unity "can't parse if the json consists of an array of objects". But I don't understand his explanation on how to get around this. Thanks

I'm trying to use Json to hold game dialog in a text asset file. I've tried to make a barebones project to test this and it is failing with the Error Message: ArgumentException: JSON must represent an object type.

I have a class called LineData which has a few properties each line of dialog contains. In the Json there are just two lines for now. When I import and parse it to try and make a reference to one of the lines of dialog it fails.

Here is all the code:

dialogJson.JSON:

[
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0001",
    "lineDialog": "Yaawwn, up i get for another fun packed day.",
    "lineDuration": 3
},
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0002",
    "lineDialog": "Well I think I need a cigarette before I get to work!",
    "lineDuration": 3
}
]

LineData.cs

using System;

[Serializable]
public class LineData
{
    public string lineID;
    public string lineDialog;
    public float lineDuration;
}

GameController.cs

using UnityEngine;

public class GameController : MonoBehaviour
{
    TextAsset Dialog_Data;

    private void Start()
    {
        Dialog_Data = Resources.Load<TextAsset>("txt/dialogJson");

        LineData line1 = JsonUtility.FromJson<LineData>(Dialog_Data.text);
        Debug.Log("line 1 dialog = " + line1.lineDialog);
    }
}

NOTE: I read here (https://answers.unity.com/questions/1503047/json-must-represent-an-object-type.html) that Unity "can't parse if the json consists of an array of objects". But I don't understand his explanation on how to get around this. Thanks

EDIT: I now have it without error, but the debug message is just empty didnt seem to get any data) . Here is the json now after the edits:

{ "LineDatas":
[
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0001",
    "lineDialog": "Yaawwn, up i get for another fun packed day.",
    "lineDuration": 3
},
{
    "lineID": "BEDROOM_DAVE_0002",
    "lineDialog": "Well I think I need a cigarette before I get to work!",
    "lineDuration": 3
}
]
}