using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
[JsonDerivedType(typeof(ClassB), nameof(ClassB))]
[JsonDerivedType(typeof(ClassA), nameof(ClassA))]
[JsonPolymorphic(TypeDiscriminatorPropertyName = "TypeDiscriminator")]
public abstract class ClassC
public string PropertyC { get; set; }
[JsonDerivedType(typeof(ClassB), nameof(ClassB))]
[JsonPolymorphic(TypeDiscriminatorPropertyName = "TypeDiscriminator")]
public class ClassB : ClassC
public string PropertyB { get; set; }
[JsonDerivedType(typeof(ClassA), nameof(ClassA))]
[JsonPolymorphic(TypeDiscriminatorPropertyName = "TypeDiscriminator")]
public class ClassA : ClassB
public string PropertyA { get; set; }
public static void Test()
var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
ClassA classA = new ClassA { PropertyA = "ValueA", PropertyB = "ValueB", PropertyC = "ValueC" };
string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize<ClassC>(classA, options);
ClassC deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClassC>(json, options)!;
Console.WriteLine(deserialized is ClassA);
public static void Main()
Console.WriteLine("Environment version: {0} ({1}), {2}", System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription , Environment.Version, Environment.OSVersion);
Console.WriteLine("System.Text.Json version: " + typeof(JsonSerializer).Assembly.FullName);
Console.WriteLine("Failed with unhandled exception: ");