Json.NET Documentation

Json.NET Documentation

Serializing JSON

Serialize an Object

Serialize a Collection

Serialize a Dictionary

Serialize JSON to a file

Serialize with JsonConverters

Serialize a DataSet

Serialize Raw JSON value

Serialize Unindented JSON

Serialize Conditional Property

Deserialize an Object

Deserialize a Collection

Deserialize a Dictionary

Deserialize an Anonymous Type

Deserialize a DataSet

Deserialize with CustomCreationConverter

Deserialize JSON from a file

Populate an Object

ConstructorHandling setting

ObjectCreationHandling setting

DefaultValueHandling setting

MissingMemberHandling setting

NullValueHandling setting

ReferenceLoopHandling setting

PreserveReferencesHandling setting

DateFormatHandling setting

DateTimeZoneHandling setting

TypeNameHandling setting

MetadataPropertyHandling setting

ContractResolver setting

TraceWriter setting

ErrorHandling setting

MaxDepth setting

Custom JsonConverter

Custom JsonConverter<T>

Custom IContractResolver

Custom ITraceWriter

Custom SerializationBinder

JsonConstructorAttribute

JsonConverterAttribute on a class

JsonConverterAttribute on a property

JsonObjectAttribute opt-in serialization

JsonObjectAttribute force object serialization

JsonObjectAttribute NamingStrategy setting

JsonPropertyAttribute name

JsonPropertyAttribute order

JsonPropertyAttribute required

JsonPropertyAttribute items setting

JsonPropertyAttribute property setting

JsonIgnoreAttribute

ErrorHandlingAttribute

DefaultValueAttribute

Serialization Callback Attributes

DataContract and DataMember Attributes

Deserialize with dependency injection

Serialize with DefaultSettings

Serialize an immutable collection

Deserialize an immutable collection

Serialize ExtensionData

Deserialize ExtensionData

Deserialize DateFormatString

Serialize DateFormatString

Camel case property names

Snake case property names

Configure NamingStrategy dictionary serialization

Configure NamingStrategy property name serialization

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Serialize a Collection

This sample serializes a collection to JSON.

Sample

Usage

List<string> videogames = new List<string>
{
    "Starcraft",
    "Halo",
    "Legend of Zelda"
};

string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(videogames);

Console.WriteLine(json);
// ["Starcraft","Halo","Legend of Zelda"]