JSON.NET Deserialize string abbreviation into Enum

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I am just getting into JSON and all that and I ran into a snag. I am trying to parse a string abbreviation. I want to parse the string abbreviation into an Enum. Lets say my strings are:

'Apl', 'Orng', 'Bna'

Which for this example mean apple, orange, banana. Is there a way with JSON.NET to parse the abbreviated strings into an enum?

*Id prefer it if my enum can have the full name (Apple, Orange, Banana)

I'm looking for the same solution. My incoming JSON (which I have no control over) is very terse and compact. I need to deserialize the string values into values of a couple different enums in app code. I've looked at custom converters, but don;t think I have it right...and there's not many good examples. — NovaJoe
– NovaJoe, Commented Oct 10, 2011 at 19:40

bryan costanich · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-17 21:31:27Z

2

I think you're supposed to do this:

[DataContract]
public enum Fruit
{
    [EnumMember(Value = "Apl")]
    Apple,

    [EnumMember(Value = "Orng")]
    Orange,

    [EnumMember(Value = "Bna")]
    Banana,

}

answered Oct 17, 2011 at 21:31

bryan costanich

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Quincy Over a year ago

what happens if a new fruit comes from the server that's not in the enum? E.g. "Pear"

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