F#, Json.NET 6.0 and WebApi - serialization of record types

Question

Json.NET 6.0.1 adds F# support for records and discriminated unions. When serializing a F# record type using Json.NET I now get nicely formatted JSON.

The serializat

Answer 1

You can adorn your records with the [] attribute:

[]
type MyDtr = {
    Message : string
    Time : string }

That's what I do.

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For nice XML formatting, you can use:

GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter.UseXmlSerializer <- true

For nice JSON formatting, you can use:

config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver <-
    Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver()