.Net 6 + WebApi Basics 3 - JSON Formatter

JSON Formatter for Date

Why Formatting Date

When we receive the returned data, the Json time we return is a long string, which is obviously not front-end friendly.

As following example, "date" has a lot ambiguous display making people difficult to read.

{
    "date": "2022-12-29T15:52:14.9140737-05:00",
    "temperatureC": -8,
    "temperatureF": 18,
    "summary": "Bracing"
  },

So we have to format the date and time in the prefered way.

Method to Format Date

First,
We need to install a add-on package with Nuget

Browse Nuget and install
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson

Note:

while installing NewtonsoftJson, the version is chosen based on your project’s dependencies. Here I am using version 6.0.12 for .NET 6.

Then,

Find builder.Services.AddControllers() in Program.cs, and modify with following code.

"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" is the customized format.

builder.Services.AddControllers()
  .AddNewtonsoftJson(options =>
  {
      options.SerializerSettings.DateFormatString = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";
  });

Result:

{
  "date": "2022-12-29 15:55:43",
  "temperatureC": 39,
  "temperatureF": 102,
  "summary": "Chilly"
}

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