JsonQueryStringConverter.ConvertValueToString(Object, Type) Method
Definition
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Serializes a Common Language Runtime (CLR) parameter type to a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) representation.
public:
override System::String ^ ConvertValueToString(System::Object ^ parameter, Type ^ parameterType);
public override string ConvertValueToString (object parameter, Type parameterType);
override this.ConvertValueToString : obj * Type -> string
Public Overrides Function ConvertValueToString (parameter As Object, parameterType As Type) As String
Parameters
- parameter
- Object
The parameter value to convert.
Returns
The JSON query string parameter serialization of the CLR type. null
is returned if the parameter is null
.
Examples
Consider the following operation.
[WebGet]
[OperationContract] public int GetOptionQuote(string ticker, DateTime dte, Option opt);
This operation produces a URL that is a URL-encoded version of the following.
http://localhost/quote.svc/GetOptionQuote?ticker="MSFT"&dte="\/Date(50067823)\/"&opt={"type":"call","strikePrice":"35"}
Remarks
The converter overrides ConvertValueToString(Object, Type) so that each parameter is serialized to JSON using the default DataContractJsonSerializer and a JSON XML Writer configured to use the UTF-8 encoding. Unlike its base type, this converter can handle any type adhering to the Data Contract model.