.NET

.NET 8 adds support for serializing properties from interface hierarchies. This means that all the properties from all interfaces in the hierarchy will be included in the serialization. The most important thing is where you start. Let’s take the following hierarchy as an example: Now, during serialization, if you pass along a Derived2Impl instance stored…

Similar to serializing into non-public members, you can deserialize into non-public members by providing a constructor with parameters matching the non-public member names and by annotating the non-public members with the JsonInclude attribute. Let’s jump straight to an example: Note how we haven’t annotated PublicProperty in any way and we haven’t included it in the…

JsonStringEnumConverter is not compatible with native AOT. To fix that, NET 8 introduces a new converter type JsonStringEnumConverter<TEnum> that is compatible with native AOT. To use the new type, simply annotate your types as follows: Keep in mind: enum deserialization is case insensitive, while serialization can be cusomized via JsonNamingPolicy. What happens if you try…

If you’re just getting started with interceptors, you might be getting one of the following errors: Error CS0246 The type or namespace name ‘InterceptsLocationAttribute’ could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) Error CS0246 The type or namespace name ‘InterceptsLocation’ could not be found (are you missing a using…

Starting with .NET 8 you can mark JsonSerializerOptions instances as read-only, preventing further changes to the instance. To freeze the instance, simply call MakeReadOnly on the options instance. Let’s take an example: Furthermore, you can check if an instance was frozen or not by checking the IsReadOnly property. Attempting to modify a JsonSerializerOptions instance after…

System.Text.Json brings out of the box support for additional types: Let’s look at an example:

Starting with .NET 8, both Memory<byte[]> and ReadOnlyMemory<byte[]> are serialized as Base64 strings. Let’s look at a quick example: In contrast, Memory<int> and the likes will continue to be serialized as JSON arrays.

Starting with .NET 8 you can include non public properties in the serialization when using System.Text.Json. To do so, simply decorate the non-public property with the JsonIncludeAttribute attribute. The attribute works with any non-public modifier, such as private, protected or internal. Let’s look at an example: As expected, this will output the following: