How to make JSON.Net serializer to call ToString() when serializing a particular type?

Question

I am using Newtonsoft.Json serializer to convert C# classes to JSON. For some classes I don\'t need the serializer to an instance to individual properties, but instead just

Answer 1

You can simply try Newtonsoft's JSON builder library and Serilaize the object of type Person using such code:

Dictionary collection = new Dictionary()
    {
      {"First", new Person()},
      {"Second", new Person()},

    };
string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(collection, Formatting.Indented, new JsonSerializerSettings
  {
    TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.All,
    TypeNameAssemblyFormat = FormatterAssemblyStyle.Simple
  });