Is there a way to use a custom indentation character with the Json.Net JsonSerializer?

Question

I need to change the way the JsonSerializer indents to use tabs instead of 2 spaces... Is this possible?

I can turn indentation on as described here.

My code looks something like this:

var jsonSerializer = new JsonSerializer
{
    Formatting = Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented
};

using (var fs = File.Create(fileName))
using (var sw = new StreamWriter(fs))
{
    jsonSerializer.Serialize(sw, data);
}

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Note: this is a different question to this one describes a method with the JsonTextWriter - I want to do it with JsonSerializer if possible.

Answer 1

Check out a custom JsonWriter.

using (var fs = File.Create("data.json"))
using (var sw = new StreamWriter(fs))
using (var jtw = new JsonTextWriter(sw) { 
  Formatting= Formatting.Indented, 
  Indentation=3, 
  IndentChar = '\t'}) {
  (new JsonSerializer()).Serialize(jtw, data);
}