How do I change the default Type for Numeric deserialization?

Question

I\'m deserializing some properties to a Dictionary.

When I deserialize some json, it populates the Dictionary with <

Answer 1

This is working well for me:

public class ParseNumbersAsInt32Converter : JsonConverter
{
    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
    {
        return objectType == typeof(long) || objectType == typeof(long?) || objectType == typeof(object);
    }

    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        serializer.Serialize(writer, value);
    }

    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        if (reader.Value != null && reader.Value is long)
        {
            return Convert.ToInt32(reader.Value);
        }
        return reader.Value;
    }
}