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I would like to serialize my xml in a json keeping the number type.

Below my XML:

<root type="number">42</root>

Here my expected result:

{
"root": 42
}

I'm trying to use the Newtonsoft Library, using JsonConvert.SerializeXmlNode method but seems that doesn't work:

MY CODE:

XmlDocument dox1 = new XmlDocument();
string xx = "<root type=\"number\">42</root>";
dox1.LoadXml(xx);

string JsonContent = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeXmlNode(dox1, Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented, true);
//JsonResult json = Json(JsonContent);
return JsonContent;

THE RESULT: 

{
"@type": "number",
"#text": "42"
}

Can you help me?

Luke
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  • In XML there is only strings (XSD changes that, but I've no idea if JSON.NET's XML supports XSD). For anything other than simple cases you really need to write code. – Richard Oct 12 '18 at 12:39

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Your XML doesn't have any relevance to your expected JSON. It is totally a manual conversion which you might do like (I assume you meant 42, else explain the logic getting 4):

void Main()
{
    string xx = "<root type=\"number\">42</root>";
    var value = new { orderType = (int)XElement.Parse(xx)};
    var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(value);
    Console.WriteLine(json);
}
Cetin Basoz
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  • Anyway thank you, you open my mind :) i'll use your way to personalize dynamically my parsing watching at the type format in my xml – Luke Oct 12 '18 at 13:33