Here is the code:
string s = "2012-08-08T01:54:45.3042880+00:00";
JObject j1 = JObject.FromObject(new
{
time=s
});
Object o = j1["time"];
We can check that o is string and equals "2012-08-08T01:54:45.3042880+00:00"
Now we transfer j1.ToString() to another program, which is
{
"time": "2012-08-08T01:54:45.3042880+00:00"
}
then at the other program, try to parse it back to JObject, which is
JObject j2 = JObject.Parse(j1.ToString());
Object o2 = j2["time"];
Now, if we check o2, o2's type is Date, o2.ToString() is 8/7/2012 9:54:45 PM.
My question is:
Is there is way to disable the Date deserialization for JObject.Parse , and just get the raw string?
Thanks in advance
When parsing from an object
to JObject
you can specify a JsonSerializer
which instructs how to handle dates.
JObject.FromObject(new { time = s },
new JsonSerializer {
DateParseHandling = DateParseHandling.None
});
Unfortunately Parse
doesn't have this option, although it would make sense to have it. Looking at the source for Parse
we can see that all it does is instantiate a JsonReader
and then passes that to Load
. JsonReader
does have parsing options.
You can achieve your desired result like this:
JsonReader reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader(j1.ToString()));
reader.DateParseHandling = DateParseHandling.None;
JObject o = JObject.Load(reader);