How to use SimpleJSON

I am very new to Serializers, and know nothing about them. I was only told I needed one. Right now I am trying to use SimpleJSON, but I can't find a good explanation on it. The wiki page is very non-descriptive, and as a beginner to serializers, I didn't understand it's small explanation.

The only part I understand is that it takes variables and arrays, saves it to a JSON string, and then the JSON string is able to be saved into a file, and then you can deserialize the file into a JSON object(I think I got that right).

What I need to know is how. Lets say I have these 2 strings and an array in an object:

Code (CSharp):

1. string x = "2";
2. string y = "4";
3. string[] z = new string[2];
4. z [0] = "6";
5. z [1] = "7";

How could I save this into JSON string, and then how would I deserialize the JSON string back into the 2 strings and an array?

Note: If there is a better or simpler serializer to use, please explain that instead. I am just looking for a simple serializer that can serialize variables to a file so it is easy to read outside the program, and then be able to turn it back into variables/objects. I don't care if it serializes as binary or text.

 

File.WriteAllBytes() and File.ReadAllBytes() do pretty much exactly what you're asking for; they are used for storing/reading bytes to/from files. You'll have to take care of translating them to/from variables and bytes though, hopefully this isn't a dealbreaker.