<PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="5.0.0-preview.4.20251.6" />

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API Differences between 5.0.0-preview.4.20251.6 and 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.7

5 Additions 52 Removals

System.Text.Json

• public struct JsonElement
  • public static JsonElement ParseValue(ref Utf8JsonReader reader)
  • public static bool TryParseValue(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, out Nullable element)
• public static class JsonSerializer
  • public static TValue Deserialize<TValue>(ReadOnlySpan<byte> utf8Json, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static object Deserialize(ReadOnlySpan<byte> utf8Json, Type returnType, JsonSerializerContext context)
  • public static TValue Deserialize<TValue>(ReadOnlySpan<char> json, JsonSerializerOptions options = null)
  • public static object Deserialize(ReadOnlySpan<char> json, Type returnType, JsonSerializerOptions options = null)
  • public static TValue Deserialize<TValue>(string json, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static TValue Deserialize<TValue>(ReadOnlySpan<char> json, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static object Deserialize(string json, Type returnType, JsonSerializerContext context)
  • public static object Deserialize(ReadOnlySpan<char> json, Type returnType, JsonSerializerContext context)
  • public static TValue Deserialize<TValue>(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static object Deserialize(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type returnType, JsonSerializerContext context)
  • public static ValueTask<TValue> DeserializeAsync<TValue>(Stream utf8Json, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
  • public static ValueTask<object> DeserializeAsync(Stream utf8Json, Type returnType, JsonSerializerContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
  • public static IAsyncEnumerable<TValue> DeserializeAsyncEnumerable<TValue>(Stream utf8Json, JsonSerializerOptions options = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
  • public static string Serialize<TValue>(TValue value, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static string Serialize(object value, Type inputType, JsonSerializerContext context)
  • public static void Serialize<TValue>(Utf8JsonWriter writer, TValue value, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static void Serialize(Utf8JsonWriter writer, object value, Type inputType, JsonSerializerContext context)
  • public static Task SerializeAsync<TValue>(Stream utf8Json, TValue value, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
  • public static Task SerializeAsync(Stream utf8Json, object value, Type inputType, JsonSerializerContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
  • public static byte[] SerializeToUtf8Bytes<TValue>(TValue value, JsonTypeInfo<TValue> jsonTypeInfo)
  • public static byte[] SerializeToUtf8Bytes(object value, Type inputType, JsonSerializerContext context)
• public enum JsonSerializerDefaults
• public sealed class JsonSerializerOptions
  • public JsonIgnoreCondition DefaultIgnoreCondition { get; set; }
  • public bool IgnoreReadOnlyFields { get; set; }
  • public bool IncludeFields { get; set; }
  • public JsonNumberHandling NumberHandling { get; set; }
  • public ReferenceHandler ReferenceHandler { get; set; }
  • public JsonUnknownTypeHandling UnknownTypeHandling { get; set; }
  • public ReferenceHandling ReferenceHandling { get; set; }
  • public JsonSerializerOptions(JsonSerializerDefaults defaults)
  • public void AddContext<TContext>() where TContext : JsonSerializerContext

System.Text.Json.Node

• public sealed class JsonArray : JsonNode, IList<JsonNode>, ICollection<JsonNode>, IEnumerable<JsonNode>, IEnumerable
• public abstract class JsonNode : IDynamicMetaObjectProvider
• public struct JsonNodeOptions
• public sealed class JsonObject : JsonNode, IDictionary<string, JsonNode>, ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, JsonNode>>, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, JsonNode>>, IEnumerable
• public abstract class JsonValue : JsonNode

System.Text.Json.Serialization

• public abstract class JsonConverter<T> : JsonConverter
  • public virtual bool HandleNull { get; }
• public enum JsonIgnoreCondition
  • WhenWritingDefault = 2
  • WhenWritingNull = 3
  • WhenNull = 1
• public enum JsonNumberHandling
• public sealed class JsonNumberHandlingAttribute : JsonAttribute
• public sealed class JsonSerializableAttribute : JsonAttribute
• public abstract class JsonSerializerContext
• public enum JsonUnknownTypeHandling
• public abstract class ReferenceHandler
• public sealed class ReferenceHandler<T> : ReferenceHandler where T : ReferenceResolver
• public abstract class ReferenceResolver
• public sealed class ReferenceHandling
  • public static ReferenceHandling Default { get; }
  • public static ReferenceHandling Preserve { get; }

System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata

• public static class JsonMetadataServices
• public abstract class JsonPropertyInfo
• public class JsonTypeInfo
• public abstract class JsonTypeInfo<T> : JsonTypeInfo