JSON.net: how to deserialize without using the default constructor?

Question

I have a class that has a default constructor and also an overloaded constructor that takes in a set of parameters. These parameters match to fields on the object and are a

Answer 1

Based on some of the answers here, I have written a CustomConstructorResolver for use in a current project, and I thought it might help somebody else.

It supports the following resolution mechanisms, all configurable:

• Select a single private constructor so you can define one private constructor without having to mark it with an attribute.
• Select the most specific private constructor so you can have multiple overloads, still without having to use attributes.
• Select the constructor marked with an attribute of a specific name - like the default resolver, but without a dependency on the Json.Net package because you need to reference Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConstructorAttribute.

public class CustomConstructorResolver : DefaultContractResolver
{
    public string ConstructorAttributeName { get; set; } = "JsonConstructorAttribute";
    public bool IgnoreAttributeConstructor { get; set; } = false;
    public bool IgnoreSinglePrivateConstructor { get; set; } = false;
    public bool IgnoreMostSpecificConstructor { get; set; } = false;

    protected override JsonObjectContract CreateObjectContract(Type objectType)
    {
        var contract = base.CreateObjectContract(objectType);

        // Use default contract for non-object types.
        if (objectType.IsPrimitive || objectType.IsEnum) return contract;

        // Look for constructor with attribute first, then single private, then most specific.
        var overrideConstructor = 
               (this.IgnoreAttributeConstructor ? null : GetAttributeConstructor(objectType)) 
            ?? (this.IgnoreSinglePrivateConstructor ? null : GetSinglePrivateConstructor(objectType)) 
            ?? (this.IgnoreMostSpecificConstructor ? null : GetMostSpecificConstructor(objectType));

        // Set override constructor if found, otherwise use default contract.
        if (overrideConstructor != null)
        {
            SetOverrideCreator(contract, overrideConstructor);
        }

        return contract;
    }

    private void SetOverrideCreator(JsonObjectContract contract, ConstructorInfo attributeConstructor)
    {
        contract.OverrideCreator = CreateParameterizedConstructor(attributeConstructor);
        contract.CreatorParameters.Clear();
        foreach (var constructorParameter in base.CreateConstructorParameters(attributeConstructor, contract.Properties))
        {
            contract.CreatorParameters.Add(constructorParameter);
        }
    }

    private ObjectConstructor