How to make JsonPropertyAttribute not to deserialize menber with private set

Question

I have a class

public class Event{
[JsonProperty("event_type")] public string EventType { get; private set; }
}

when I deserialize it with

Event event = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Event>("{'event_type':'started'}"

Field EventType is feed with value "started". But I don't expect this cause it is a "get;private set" menber, which should not be deserialized but can be serialized as I expect.

How can I achieve this?

There is the `JsonIgnoreAttribute` that you can use to mark your properties with. Is that what you are looking for? — Sweeper, Aug 24 '19 at 02:52
What would be the purpose of serializing a field without intent to deserialize it? — Ted Brownlow, Aug 24 '19 at 02:56
Take a look at [Serialize Property, but Do Not Deserialize Property in Json.Net](https://stackoverflow.com/q/31731320/3744182). — dbc, Aug 24 '19 at 04:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 24 '19 at 03:46

You could use something like a JsonConverter (see here) That would let you override how the object was created so you could use a constructor or a static method to init the private set property. Although I have to say the use case for this is pretty rare. Perhaps elaborate on why you need that property to be a private set and we can provide more help.

How to make JsonPropertyAttribute not to deserialize menber with private set

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