Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReader.ReadAsBytes C# (CSharp) Method

        public virtual byte[] ReadAsBytes()
        {
            JsonToken t = GetContentToken();

            if (t == JsonToken.None)
            {
                return null;
            }

            if (TokenType == JsonToken.StartObject)
            {
                ReadIntoWrappedTypeObject();

                byte[] data = ReadAsBytes();
                ReaderReadAndAssert();

                if (TokenType != JsonToken.EndObject)
                {
                    throw JsonReaderException.Create(this, "Error reading bytes. Unexpected token: {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, TokenType));
                }

                SetToken(JsonToken.Bytes, data, false);
                return data;
            }

            switch (t)
            {
                case JsonToken.String:
                {
                    // attempt to convert possible base 64 or GUID string to bytes
                    // GUID has to have format 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
                    string s = (string)Value;

                    byte[] data;

                    Guid g;
                    if (s.Length == 0)
                    {
                        data = new byte[0];
                    }
                    else if (ConvertUtils.TryConvertGuid(s, out g))
                    {
                        data = g.ToByteArray();
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        data = Convert.FromBase64String(s);
                    }

                    SetToken(JsonToken.Bytes, data, false);
                    return data;
                }
                case JsonToken.Null:
                case JsonToken.EndArray:
                    return null;
                case JsonToken.Bytes:
                    if (ValueType == typeof(Guid))
                    {
                        byte[] data = ((Guid)Value).ToByteArray();
                        SetToken(JsonToken.Bytes, data, false);
                        return data;
                    }

                    return (byte[])Value;
                case JsonToken.StartArray:
                    return ReadArrayIntoByteArray();
            }

            throw JsonReaderException.Create(this, "Error reading bytes. Unexpected token: {0}.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, t));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Reads the next JSON token from the stream as a <see cref="T:Byte[]"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>
        /// A <see cref="T:Byte[]"/> or a null reference if the next JSON token is null.
        /// </returns>
        public override byte[] ReadAsBytes()
        {
            byte[] data = _reader.ReadAsBytes();

            ValidateCurrentToken();
            return(data);
        }