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C# – Serialize to JSON in alphabetical order

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There are two ways to serialize an object’s properties to JSON in alphabetical order using System.Text.Json: I’ll show how to do these two options below. Option 1 – Manually alphabetize with JsonPropertyOrder You can specify the exact serialization ordering by using the JsonPropertyOrder attribute. Therefore, to serialize in alphabetical order, first arrange the properties in … Read more

C# – Convert an object to JSON

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Converting an object to a JSON string is referred to as serialization. The best way to do serialization is by using a good JSON serializer. There are two primary options: I’ll show examples of both options below. Using JsonSerializer.Serialize() (in the built-in System.Text.Json) Here’s an example of using the built-in JsonSerializer.Serialize() (in System.Text.Json) to convert … Read more

C# – Serialize a tuple to JSON

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When you serialize a tuple to JSON, it uses the the underlying ValueTuple’s field names – Item1 and Item2. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a named tuple, it won’t use the names you specified in the tuple declaration. This behavior is the same with Newtonsoft and System.Text.Json. Here’s an example of serializing a named … Read more

Serializer options cannot be changed once serialization or deserialization has occurred

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Problem When using System.Text.Json, it’s a good idea to reuse JsonSerializerOptions objects. This leads to a massive 200x speedup in subsequent calls to the serializer. The downside is you can’t change properties on the options object after you’ve passed it in a Serialize()/Deserialize() call. You’ll get the exception: System.InvalidOperationException: Serializer options cannot be changed once … Read more