MetadataPropertyHandling setting

string json = @"{
  'Name': 'James',
  'Password': 'Password1',
  '$type': 'MyNamespace.User, MyAssembly'
}";

object o = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
    TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All,
    // $type no longer needs to be first
    MetadataPropertyHandling = MetadataPropertyHandling.ReadAhead
});

User u = (User)o;

Console.WriteLine(u.Name);
// James