using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;

using System.IO;

using System.Data;

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

using System.Globalization;

using System.Reflection;

using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

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using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;    

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using NUnit.Framework; // Throws NUnit.Framework.AssertionException

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//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63177674/unexpected-character-encountered-while-parsing-value-exception-when-deseri

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    class Node

    {

        public Node(params string [] text)

        {

            Text = text.ToList();

        }

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        public List<string> Text { get; set; } // A collection of strings named Text

    }

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    class TestClass

    {

        public static void Test()

        {

            var root = new Node("");

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            var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(root);

            var root2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Node>(json);

            Assert.IsTrue(root.Text.SequenceEqual(root2.Text));

        }   

    }

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    public class Program

    {

        public static void Main()

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Environment version: {0} ({1})", System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription , GetNetCoreVersion());

            Console.WriteLine("{0} version: {1}", typeof(JsonSerializer).Assembly.GetName().Name,  typeof(JsonSerializer).Assembly.FullName);

            Console.WriteLine();

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            try

            {

                TestClass.Test();

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Failed with unhandled exception: ");

                Console.WriteLine(ex);

                throw;

            }

        }

        public static string GetNetCoreVersion()

        {

            //https://techblog.dorogin.com/how-to-detect-net-core-version-in-runtime-ecd65ad695be

            //

            var assembly = typeof(System.Runtime.GCSettings).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;

            var assemblyPath = assembly.CodeBase.Split(new[] { '/', '\\' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

            int netCoreAppIndex = Array.IndexOf(assemblyPath, "Microsoft.NETCore.App");

            if (netCoreAppIndex > 0 && netCoreAppIndex < assemblyPath.Length - 2)

                return assemblyPath[netCoreAppIndex + 1];

            return null;

        }

    }

​