Emitdefault = false doesn't work

Question

User-1350042179 posted

Hi

I have the code.

[DataContract]
public class Employee
{
        
    [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
    public string position {get; aet;}
    
	[DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
    public int salary {get; aet;}
    
	[DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
    public int? bonus {get; set;} = null

    [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
    public int targetSalary {get; aet;}
}

I can see the null value in the result of bonus 

I read this articule, tried to replicate it and it doesn't work: 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.runtime.serialization.datamemberattribute.emitdefaultvalue?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=netframework-4.7.2#System_Runtime_Serialization_DataMemberAttribute_EmitDefaultValue

Answer 1

User753101303 posted

Hi,

What if you try to define the default value using  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.defaultvalueattribute?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=netframework-4.7.2 

It could also depend on how (or which) serialization  is used.