C#•3y ago

Custom Class Serialization

Is it possible to use a custom JSON serializer on a class? For example, I have a class with a few properties (Member), and another class with the class "Member" as a child property. I want the JSON serializer (Microsoft's version, System.Texts.Json) to serialize the entire Member class as just a string. Anyone know how this is done/if it can be done? Thanks.

class Report
{
  string Name { get; set; }
  string Id { get; set; }
  Member Member { get; set; }
}

class Member
{
  string Name {get; set; }
  string Id {get; set; }

  void CustomSerializer()
  {
    return Id;
  }
}

class Report
{
  string Name { get; set; }
  string Id { get; set; }
  Member Member { get; set; }
}

class Member
{
  string Name {get; set; }
  string Id {get; set; }

  void CustomSerializer()
  {
    return Id;
  }
}

{
  "Report": {
    "Name": "Anything",
    "Id": "9124",
    "Member": "1832"
  }
}

{
  "Report": {
    "Name": "Anything",
    "Id": "9124",
    "Member": "1832"
  }
}

4 Replies

Arch LeadersOP•3y ago

Thanks

Arch LeadersOP•3y ago

Any idea what could be causing this?

Arch LeadersOP•3y ago

Apparently it's not supported in Visual Basic :(

Arch LeadersOP•3y ago

Funny cause like the rest of the language is totally chill with everything else C#. Oh well, guess I'll have to find another way or look at Newtonsoft. Thanks again 👋

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