JsonSerializerOptions.WriteIndented Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Text.Json

Assembly:

System.Text.Json.dll

Source:

JsonSerializerOptions.cs

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether JSON should use pretty printing. By default, JSON is serialized without any extra white space.

C#

public bool WriteIndented { get; set; }

Property Value

Boolean

true if JSON is pretty printed on serialization; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

This property was set after serialization or deserialization has occurred.

Remarks

Pretty printing includes:

• Indenting nested JSON tokens.
• Adding new lines
• Adding white space between property names and values.

For more information, see How to serialize and deserialize JSON.

Applies to