Ignore a property during xml serialization but not during deserialization

Question

In C#, how can I make XmlSerializer ignore a property during serialization but not during deserialization? (Or how do I do the same with Json.net?)

To prevent a prop

Answer 1

If you want to ignore the element at serialization with XmlSerializer, you can use XmlAttributeOverrides:

XmlAttributeOverrides overrides = new XmlAttributeOverrides();
XmlAttributes attribs = new XmlAttributes();
attribs.XmlIgnore = true;
attribs.XmlElements.Add(new XmlElementAttribute("YourElementName"));
overrides.Add(typeof(YourClass), "YourElementName", attribs);

XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(YourClass), overrides);
ser.Serialize(...