How to create a JSON.NET Date to String custom Converter

Could someone tell me please how I can create a custom converter

I know I can use JSON.NET ISODateConvertor, but what I want is specific, I just want to send the value as "day/month/year" string on response.

Solution 1:

Something like this?

string str = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new DateTimeClass(), new MyDateTimeConvertor());

public class DateTimeClass
{
    public DateTime dt;
    public int dummy = 0;
}

public class MyDateTimeConvertor : DateTimeConverterBase
{
    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        return DateTime.Parse(reader.Value.ToString());
    }

    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        writer.WriteValue( ((DateTime)value).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") );
    }
}

Solution 2:

If you are using Web Api add the custom formatter to the configuration using:

config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.Converters.Add(new MyDateTimeConvertor())