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BsonExtensionMethodsToJson Method (Object, Type, JsonWriterSettings, IBsonSerializer, ActionBsonSerializationContextBuilder, BsonSerializationArgs)
Serializes an object to a JSON string.

Namespace: MongoDB.Bson
Assembly: MongoDB.Bson (in MongoDB.Bson.dll) Version: 2.4.1
Syntax
public static string ToJson(
	this Object obj,
	Type nominalType,
	JsonWriterSettings writerSettings = null,
	IBsonSerializer serializer = null,
	Action<BsonSerializationContextBuilder> configurator = null,
	BsonSerializationArgs args = null
)

Parameters

obj
Type: SystemObject
The object.
nominalType
Type: SystemType
The nominal type of the objectt.
writerSettings (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Bson.IOJsonWriterSettings
The JsonWriter settings.
serializer (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Bson.SerializationIBsonSerializer
The serializer.
configurator (Optional)
Type: SystemActionBsonSerializationContextBuilder
The serialization context configurator.
args (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Bson.SerializationBsonSerializationArgs
The serialization args.

Return Value

Type: String
A JSON string.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Object. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionnominalType
ArgumentExceptionserializer
See Also