Is there a similar Attribute that can be used on object Properties within a .NET Class to achieve the same functionality as XmlElement or XmlAttribute?
[XmlRoot("objects")]
public class MyObjects: List<MyObject> { }
[XmlRoot("object")]
public class MyObject {
[XmlAttribute("name")]
public string Name { get; set; }
[XmlAttribute("title")]
public string Title { get; set; }
}
This configuration would generate XML output like this:
<objects>
<object name="David" title="Engineer" />
<object name="William" title="Developer" />
</objects>
My goal is to use the JavaScriptSerializer, which is utilized by the ASP.NET MVC Frameworks 'Json' method in the Controller class:
public ActionResult Search() {
// code to populate data object
return Json(data);
}
But, I want the output to match this format:
[{"name":"David","title":"Engineer"},{"name":"William","title":"Developer"}]
Currently, the Json method output appears as:
[{"Name":"David"}, "Title":"Engineer"}, {"Name":"William", "Title":"Developer"}]
In more complex scenarios, I might need to completely change property names or formats. I know that System.Web.Script.Serialization includes a ScriptIgnoreAttribute attribute to exclude properties during serialization, but I can't find a way to modify the names or format of the output.