c# - Json Convert empty string instead of null

Question

I'm trying to serialize my struct so that the strings that didn't get a value get their default value "" instead of null

[JsonProperty(PropertyName = "myProperty", DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Populate)]
[DefaultValue("")]
public string MyProperty{ get; set; }

My result in the Json string:

"myProperty": null,

what i want

"myProperty": "",

I also tried creating a converter without any effect, the can Convert and WriteJson functions aren't even firing for some reason:

[JsonProperty(PropertyName = "myProperty")]
[JsonConverter(typeof(NullToEmptyStringConverter))]
public string MyProperty{ get; set; }

class NullToEmptyStringConverter : JsonConverter
{
    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
    {
        return objectType == typeof(object[]);
    }

    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }

    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
    {
        if (value == null)
            writer.WriteValue("");
    }
}

This isnt helping either Json.Net How to deserialize null as empty string?

Answer 1

This should work:

var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings() { ContractResolver= new NullToEmptyStringResolver() };
var str = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(yourObj, settings);

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public class NullToEmptyStringResolver : Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.DefaultContractResolver
{
    protected override IList<JsonProperty> CreateProperties(Type type, MemberSerialization memberSerialization)
    {
        return type.GetProperties()
                .Select(p=>{
                    var jp = base.CreateProperty(p, memberSerialization);
                    jp.ValueProvider = new NullToEmptyStringValueProvider(p);
                    return jp;
                }).ToList();
    }
}

public class NullToEmptyStringValueProvider : IValueProvider
{
    PropertyInfo _MemberInfo;
    public NullToEmptyStringValueProvider(PropertyInfo memberInfo)
    {
        _MemberInfo = memberInfo;
    }

    public object GetValue(object target)
    {
        object result =  _MemberInfo.GetValue(target);
        if (_MemberInfo.PropertyType == typeof(string) && result == null) result = "";
        return result;

    }

    public void SetValue(object target, object value)
    {
        _MemberInfo.SetValue(target, value);
    }
}