C# Property Named Event

Question

I am using Json serializer and need to bind to a property name called 'event' Of course event is a keyword in C#, so doing something such as string event { get; set; } is not allowed. Is there anyway to go about doing that? I can't change the name of the object coming back to me.

Answer 1

Assuming you're using Json.NET, you can use the JsonProperty attribute, or the @ symbol, or with a ContractResolver (there's a built-in one that makes things camelCase, so a property name of Event would serialize to event).

[JsonProperty("event")]
public string Event { get; set; }


public string @event { get; set; }


public string Event { get; set; }

var s = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(myObj, new JsonSerializerSettings { ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver() });