JSON deserialize to constructed protected setter array

Question

I use Newtonsoft JSON to serialize/deserialize my objects. One of those contains an array with a protected setter because the constructor build the array itself and only the

Answer 1

Mark Outs with the [JsonProperty] attribute:

    private class Engine
    {
        public string Text { get; set; }
        public int Id { get; set; }
        [JsonProperty]  // Causes the protected setter to be called on deserialization.
        public Coords[] Outs { get; protected set; }

        public Engine()
        {
            this.Outs = new Coords[3];
            for (int i = 0; i < this.Outs.Length; i++)
            {
                this.Outs[i] = new Coords();
            }
        }
    }