How to serialize a custom class with YamlDotNet

Question

I\'m trying to serialize a custom class with YamlDotNet library.
Here is my class:

public class Person
{
    stri         


        

Answer 1

The default behavior of YamlDotNet is to serialize public properties and to ignore fields. The easiest fix is to replace the public fields with automatic properties:

public class Person
{
    public string FirstName { get; private set; }
    public string LastName { get; private set; }

    public Person(string first, string last)
    {
        FirstName = first;
        LastName = last;
    }
}

You could alter the behavior of YamlDotNet to serialize private fields relatively easily, but I do not recommend that.