Serialization DataMember (name) override issue

Question

I am using a DataContractJsonSerializer and have an issue with the DataMember Name.

I made a base class and several derived classes. I need the derived classes becau

Answer 1

I had this same issue. I was using VB.NET and I had to Shadow (or Overload) the property to get WCF to respect the DataMember property in my derived class. In C# you should be able to use the new operator.

public class DerivedClass
{
    [DataMember(Name = "first_method")]
    new public string FirstMethod { get; protected set; }
}