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Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Documentation/Samples/Serializer/SerializeSerializationBinder.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Documentation.Samples.Serializer
+{
+  public class SerializeSerializationBinder
+  {
+    #region Types
+    public class KnownTypesBinder : SerializationBinder
+    {
+      public IList<Type> KnownTypes { get; set; }
+ 
+      public override Type BindToType(string assemblyName, string typeName)
+      {
+        return KnownTypes.SingleOrDefault(t => t.Name == typeName);
+      }
+
+      public override void BindToName(Type serializedType, out string assemblyName, out string typeName)
+      {
+        assemblyName = null;
+        typeName = serializedType.Name;
+      }
+    }
+
+    public class Car
+    {
+      public string Maker { get; set; }
+      public string Model { get; set; }
+    }
+    #endregion
+
+    public void Example()
+    {
+      #region Usage
+      KnownTypesBinder knownTypesBinder = new KnownTypesBinder
+        {
+          KnownTypes = new List<Type> {typeof (Car)}
+        };
+
+      Car car = new Car
+        {
+          Maker = "Ford",
+          Model = "Explorer"
+        };
+
+      string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(car, Formatting.Indented, new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+          TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.Objects,
+          Binder = knownTypesBinder
+        });
+
+      Console.WriteLine(json);
+      // {
+      //   "$type": "Car",
+      //   "Maker": "Ford",
+      //   "Model": "Explorer"
+      // }
+
+      object newValue = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+          TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.Objects,
+          Binder = knownTypesBinder
+        });
+
+      Console.WriteLine(newValue.GetType().Name);
+      // Car
+      #endregion
+    }
+  }
+}