using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var jsonStr = "[{ \"Name\": \"abc\", \"MyEnumValue\": \"Type1\" }, { \"Name\": \"abcd\", \"MyEnumValue\": \"Type2\" },{ \"Name\": \"abcde\", \"MyEnumValue\": \"Type3\" }, { \"Name\": \"abcdef\", \"MyEnumValue\": \"Type4\" } ]";

        var serializationSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings

            {

                Error = HandleDeserializationError

            };

​

        var lst = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<MyClass>>(jsonStr, serializationSettings);

        var obj = lst.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Name == "abcdef");

        if(obj != null)

        {

            Console.WriteLine(obj.Name);

            Console.WriteLine(obj.MyEnumValue);

        }

    }

    public static void HandleDeserializationError(object sender, ErrorEventArgs errorArgs)

    {

        errorArgs.ErrorContext.Handled = true; // set handle of error to true.

        var currentObj = errorArgs.CurrentObject as MyClass;

        if (currentObj == null) return; // In this example is assumed that only enum value can cause a deserialization error.

        currentObj.MyEnumValue = MyEnum.Type2; //If error occuer, set MyEnumValue property to value Type2.           

    }

    public class MyClass

    {

        public string Name { get; set; }

​

        public MyEnum MyEnumValue { get; set; }

    }

​

    public enum MyEnum

    {

        Type1,

        Type2,

        Type3

    }

}