c# formatting json one line to indented without serialization

[elfenliedtopfan2]

i have a json file that is all one line and not the way i want it. if i load in in *vs code* and do <kbd>Alt</kbd> <kbd>Shift</kbd> <kbd>F</kbd> it formats it lovely for me.

This is code i currently have:




{"ssrProps":{"header": {"enterpriseBlogBaseUrl": "Homepage - Sketchfab Enterprise Blog", "isTransparent": false, "categories": [{"name": "Animals &amp; Pets", "uid": "ed9e048550b2478eb1ab2faaba192832", "slug": "animals-pets"}, {"name": "Architecture", "uid": "f825c721edb541dbbc8cd210123616c7",




the file is so much longer than this is just a sniplet its all one line and if i load it into vs code and do shift alt f it turns it into this


{
"ssrProps": {
"header": {
"enterpriseBlogBaseUrl": "Homepage - Sketchfab Enterprise Blog",
"isTransparent": false,
"categories": [
{
"name": "Animals &amp; Pets",
"uid": "ed9e048550b2478eb1ab2faaba192832",
"slug": "animals-pets"
},
{
"name": "Architecture",
"uid": "f825c721edb541dbbc8cd210123616c7",
"slug": "architecture"
},
{
"name": "Art &amp; Abstract",
"uid": "e56c5de1e9344241909de76c5886f551",
"slug": "art-abstract"
},
{
"name": "Cars &amp; vehicles",
"uid": "22a2f677efad4d7bbca5ad45f9b5868e",
"slug": "cars-vehicles"
},
{
"name": "Characters &amp; Creatures",
"uid": "2d643ff5ed03405b9c34ecdffff9d8d8",
"slug": "characters-creatures"
},
{
"name": "Cultural Heritage &amp; History",
"uid": "86f23935367b4a1f9647c8a20e03d716",
"slug": "cultural-heritage-history"
},
{
"name": "Electronics &amp; Gadgets",
"uid": "d7cebaeca8604ebab1480e413404b679",
"slug": "electronics-gadgets"
},
{
"name": "Fashion &amp; Style",
"uid": "81bfbbfa2c9b4f218eed8609e3cf7aa6",
"slug": "fashion-style"
},
{
"name": "Food &amp; Drink",
"uid": "b3631aefd82b4eeba37aa5fc0b73b05a",
"slug": "food-drink"
},
{
"name": "Furniture &amp; Home",
"uid": "606f202e5a3c4e62bf9aab1cd9f63e1b",
"slug": "furniture-home"
},
{
"name": "Music",
"uid": "357487fbb30a44ee8a0adf9b24829919",
"slug": "music"
},
{
"name": "Nature &amp; Plants",
"uid": "1a99e2b67fc84de0b3ea0d3925208a04",
"slug": "nature-plants"
},
{
"name": "News &amp; Politics",
"uid": "34edc263260f43e693ed527495b6d9a4",
"slug": "news-politics"
},
{
"name": "People",
"uid": "93e6d27da62149c6b963039835f45997",
"slug": "people"
},
{
"name": "Places &amp; Travel",
"uid": "c51b29706d4e4e93a82e5eea7cbe6f91",
"slug": "places-travel"
},
{
"name": "Science &amp; Technology",
"uid": "17d20ca7b35243d4a45171838b50704c",
"slug": "science-technology"
},
{
"name": "Sports &amp; Fitness",
"uid": "ac8a0065d9e34fca8a3ffa9c6db39bff",
"slug": "sports-fitness"
},
{
"name": "Weapons &amp; Military",
"uid": "3badf36bd9f549bdba295334d75e04d3",
"slug": "weapons-military"
}
],
"communityBlogBaseUrl": "Sketchfab Community Blog -"
},
```
but for the life of me i cant seem to get it to do this programicly witch is what i need to do



what i have tryied is all of the following

private const string INDENT_STRING = " ";

static string FormatJson(string json) {

int indentation = 0;
int quoteCount = 0;
var result =
from ch in json
let quotes = ch == '"' ? quoteCount++ : quoteCount
let lineBreak = ch == ',' && quotes % 2 == 0 ? ch + Environment.NewLine + String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(INDENT_STRING, indentation)) : null
let openChar = ch == '{' || ch == '[' ? ch + Environment.NewLine + String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(INDENT_STRING, ++indentation)) : ch.ToString()
let closeChar = ch == '}' || ch == ']' ? Environment.NewLine + String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(INDENT_STRING, --indentation)) + ch : ch.ToString()
select lineBreak == null
? openChar.Length > 1
? openChar
: closeChar
: lineBreak;

return String.Concat(result);
}




var x = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jsonString, Formatting.Indented);



i cant use serialization as its a external json file and the file is huge but for some reason visual code allows me to format it perfect with shift alt f formats it to the way i want to but i need to do it programmaticly because i have wrote code to work with the other formatted one and it looks so much neater like that

but none of this is working well and i cant seem to understand why vscode can do it but vs studio cant any help would be much appreciated.

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