Best way to filter domain objects for json output in an ASP.NET MVC application

Question

If I\'m rendering a regular view in asp.net mvc the only domain object properties that show up in my page the ones I specifically write out. For example:

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Answer 1

You could use the Newtonsoft library and [JsonIgnore] attribute for marking properties of your class you don't want to expose. There are other libraries (with possible different property ignore attribute name), I personally prefer this one since it's very flexible in JSON converter extensions etc + it can easily serialize anonymous objects.

public class Customer
{
    ...
    [JsonIgnore]
    public string UrlIn { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    // following example of a converter, you could write your own as well
    [JsonConverter(typeof(Newtonsoft.Json.Converters.JavaScriptDateTimeConverter))]
    public DateTime Created { get { return _created; } }
}