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The process of converting a JSON array into a C# class instance with type safety involves the following steps:

1. Define a C# class that represents the JSON object.

2. Use a JSON serializer to deserialize the JSON array into an instance of the C# class.

3. Ensure that the deserialization process is type-safe by specifying the type of the expected object.

4. Access the properties of the C# class instance to work with the data from the deserialized JSON array.

Here is an example of how to perform this conversion:

// Define a class that represents the JSON data
public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
}

// Deserialize the JSON array into an instance of the Person class
string json = "[{ \"Name\":\"John\", \"Age\":30 },{ \"Name\":\"Jane\", \"Age\":25 }]";
List<Person> people = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<Person>>(json);

// Access the properties of the Person objects
foreach (Person p in people)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Name: {p.Name}, Age: {p.Age}");
}

In this example, we define a Person class with Name and Age properties. We then use the JsonSerializer.Deserialize method to deserialize a JSON array into a List<Person> instance. By specifying the type of the expected object (List<Person>), this process is type-safe.

Finally, we can access the properties of the Person objects in the people list to work with the data from the deserialized JSON array.