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Utpal Vishwas

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I am Utpal Vishwas from Uttar Pradesh. Have completed my B. Tech. course from MNNIT campus Prayagraj in 2022. I have good knowledge of computer networking.

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Aryan Kumar

Aryan Kumar

08-Nov-2023

In .NET Core 6, you can update the options for JSON serialization using the JsonSerializerOptions class. These options allow you to control various aspects of JSON serialization and deserialization. Here's how you can update the options for JSON serialization:

Configure JSON Serialization Options:

In your ASP.NET Core application's Startup.cs or wherever you configure JSON serialization, you can create an instance of JsonSerializerOptions and update its properties. For example:

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using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

public class Startup
{
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        // Add JSON serialization with custom options
        services.AddControllers()
            .AddJsonOptions(options =>
            {
                options.JsonSerializerOptions.PropertyNamingPolicy = null; // Use default casing
                options.JsonSerializerOptions.WriteIndented = true; // Pretty-print JSON
                // Add other configuration options as needed
            });
    }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
    {
        if (env.IsDevelopment())
        {
            app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
        }
        else
        {
            // Production error handling
            app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
            app.UseHsts();
        }

        // Add middleware and routing

        app.UseHttpsRedirection();
        app.UseStaticFiles();

        app.UseRouting();

        app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
        {
            endpoints.MapControllers();
        });
    }
}

In this example, we've configured JSON serialization options such as the property naming policy and pretty-printing of JSON. You can update these options based on your specific requirements.

Apply Options to Specific Controllers or Actions:

If you want to apply specific JSON serialization options to a particular controller or action method, you can use the [JsonOptions] attribute. For example:

[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class MyController : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpGet]
    [JsonOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
    public IActionResult Get()
    {
        var data = new { Name = "John", Age = 30 };
        return Ok(data);
    }
}

In this example, the WriteIndented option is applied only to the Get action method.

Configure Default Options for the Entire Application:

You can also configure default JSON serialization options for the entire application in the Program.cs file when building the web host. Here's an example:

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using System.Text.Json;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var host = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args)
            .ConfigureAppConfiguration((hostingContext, config) =>
            {
                // Add configuration settings if needed
            })
            .ConfigureServices((hostingContext, services) =>
            {
                // Add services and configure JSON serialization
                services.AddControllers()
                    .AddJsonOptions(options =>
                    {
                        options.JsonSerializerOptions.Write

In this example, we configure default JSON serialization options for the entire application.

By updating the JsonSerializerOptions with the desired settings, you can control various aspects of JSON serialization in your ASP.NET Core 6 application, including property naming, formatting, and more.

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