Newtonsoft String Enum Converter

Newtonsoft String Enum Converter FAQ

How do i convert an enum to a string?

This code converts an enum to string: string name= Enum.GetName (typeof(ArrayListBinding.SortFilter), SortFilter.FirstName); Now let's say, you have an enum string value say, "FirstName" and now you want to convert it to Enum value.

Why is my json not converting to enum type?

System.Text.Json.JsonException: The JSON value could not be converted to <Enum Type> The following JSON would cause this exception. Conference is an enum, and this is using the string representation “NFC” instead of the numeric value of the enum. By default, System.Text.Json doesn’t handle enum strings.

What is the use of enummember in newtonsoft json?

And deserialing the JSON yields the RequestTypeEnum.SkillEnabled value on the sample class. The EnumMember attribute is used to drive serializing of non-standard enum values using both DataContract serialization and Newtonsoft JSON serialization.

How to serialize enum values and names in newtonsoft?

Note: Newtonsoft deserializes enum values and names by default, but only serializes enum values by default. To make it serialize enum names, you have to make it use StringEnumConverter.