keep C# datetime local time between json and Web api?

Question

I have problem when I have datatime in json object it will convert it to UTC time zone in C# dateTime just want to ask how to keep local time?can I set time zone property in w

Answer 1

You can change your serializer settings to use the JSON.net serializer :

GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings = 
    new JsonSerializerSettings
    {
        DateFormatHandling = DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
        DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Unspecified,
    };

There is also various date format you can choose from : DateTimeZoneHandling

/// 

/// Specifies how to treat the time value when converting between string and .
/// 
public enum DateTimeZoneHandling
{
    /// 

    /// Treat as local time. If the  object represents a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), it is converted to the local time.
    /// 
    Local = 0,

    /// 

    /// Treat as a UTC. If the  object represents a local time, it is converted to a UTC.
    /// 
    Utc = 1,

    /// 

    /// Treat as a local time if a  is being converted to a string.
    /// If a string is being converted to , convert to a local time if a time zone is specified.
    /// 
    Unspecified = 2,

    /// 

    /// Time zone information should be preserved when converting.
    /// 
    RoundtripKind = 3
}