using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
class MyConverter<TDeclared> : JsonConverter<TDeclared> where TDeclared : A
public override void WriteJson( JsonWriter writer, TDeclared value, JsonSerializer serializer)
writer.WriteStartObject();
if (typeof(TDeclared) != value.GetType())
writer.WritePropertyName("isB");
writer.WriteValue(value.GetType() == typeof(B));
public override TDeclared ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, TDeclared existingValue, bool hasExistingValue, JsonSerializer serializer) => throw new NotImplementedException();
[JsonConverter(typeof(MyConverter<A>))]
public CA(A x) { _x = x; }
[JsonConverter(typeof(MyConverter<B>))]
public CB(B x) { _x = x; }
[JsonConverter(typeof(MyConverter<A>))]
[JsonConverter(typeof(MyConverter<B>))]
public static void Test()
string caStr = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ca);
string cbStr = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(cb);
Console.WriteLine("Result of serializing {0}:", ca);
Console.WriteLine(caStr);
Console.WriteLine("Result of serializing {0}:", cb);
Console.WriteLine(cbStr);
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("Failed with unhandled exception: ");
public static string GetNetCoreVersion()
var assembly = typeof(System.Runtime.GCSettings).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
var assemblyPath = assembly.Location.Split(new[] { '/', '\\' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
int netCoreAppIndex = Array.IndexOf(assemblyPath, "Microsoft.NETCore.App");
if (netCoreAppIndex > 0 && netCoreAppIndex < assemblyPath.Length - 2)
return assemblyPath[netCoreAppIndex + 1];