using System;

using System.Dynamic;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;

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public class Program

{

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    [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]

    public enum Status

    {

        AwaitingApproval,

        Rejected,

        Accepted,

    }

    public class MyClass

    {

        [JsonProperty]

        private string stateString;

        [JsonIgnore]

        public Status State

        {

            get

            {

                Status parsedStatus;

                if (Enum.TryParse(stateString, out parsedStatus))

                {

                    return parsedStatus;

                }

                return Status.Rejected;

            }

            set

            {

                stateString = value.ToString();

            }

        }

    }

    public static void Main()

    {

        MyClass myInstance = new MyClass(){ State = Status.AwaitingApproval };

        Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(myInstance));

        MyClass myObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MyClass>("{'stateString': 'Accepted'}");

        Console.WriteLine(myObj.State);

        myObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MyClass>("{'stateString': 'Unsupported'}");

        Console.WriteLine(myObj.State);     

    }

}