这是一个非常普遍的问题。使用“JsonConvert.SerializeObject”不是一个坏主意。但是,在某些情况下(通常是集合)可以使用的一个技巧是在写入时强制转换为接口,并在读取时反序列化为简单的派生。
下面是一个简单的转换器,它处理可能已经序列化为一组 KVP 而不是看起来像一个对象的字典(在这里显示我的年龄 :))
注意“WriteJson”强制转换为 IDictionary<K,V>,“ReadJson”使用“DummyDictionary”。您最终得到了正确的结果,但使用了传递的序列化程序而不会导致递归。
/// <summary>
/// Converts a <see cref="KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}"/> to and from JSON.
/// </summary>
public class DictionaryAsKVPConverter<TKey, TValue> : JsonConverter
{
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectType">Type of the object.</param>
/// <returns>
/// <c>true</c> if this instance can convert the specified object type; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
/// </returns>
public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
{
if (!objectType.IsValueType && objectType.IsGenericType)
return (objectType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Dictionary<,>));
return false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the JSON representation of the object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="writer">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> to write to.</param>
/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
/// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>
public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
var dictionary = value as IDictionary<TKey, TValue>;
serializer.Serialize(writer, dictionary);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads the JSON representation of the object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reader">The <see cref="JsonReader"/> to read from.</param>
/// <param name="objectType">Type of the object.</param>
/// <param name="existingValue">The existing value of object being read.</param>
/// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>
/// <returns>The object value.</returns>
public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
{
Dictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary;
if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartArray)
{
dictionary = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>();
reader.Read();
while (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartObject)
{
var kvp = serializer.Deserialize<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>(reader);
dictionary[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
reader.Read();
}
}
else if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartObject)
// Use DummyDictionary to fool JsonSerializer into not using this converter recursively
dictionary = serializer.Deserialize<DummyDictionary>(reader);
else
dictionary = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>();
return dictionary;
}
/// <summary>
/// Dummy to fool JsonSerializer into not using this converter recursively
/// </summary>
private class DummyDictionary : Dictionary<TKey, TValue> { }
}