DateTime.MinValue not serialised using JSON

ServiceStack Serialization
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Using SS 5.4.1 I I have the following config in my AppHost:

        JsConfig<DateTime>.SerializeFn = time => new DateTime(time.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Local).ToString("o");
        JsConfig<DateTime?>.SerializeFn =
            time => time != null ? new DateTime(time.Value.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Local).ToString("o") : null;
        JsConfig.DateHandler = DateHandler.ISO8601;

When the value to output is a DateTime.MinValue the field is suppressed and not serialised. Is there a way to force DateTime.MinValue to be seralised usng JSON. They do get seralised correctly using SOAP.

TIA

Nic

2

You can include default values from being omitted with:

JsConfig.ExcludeDefaultValues = false;
3

I had already tried that and it made / makes no difference - I still don’t see the DateTime.MinValue fields in the JSON.

Nic

4

Overriding custom date handling caused the default value from being suppressed.

I’m looking into seeing why this is the behaviour.

5

Ok if you’re overriding serialization you need to specify that you want the default value included with:

JsConfig<DateTime>.IncludeDefaultValue = true;
6

Ah - I just had not spotted that option. Works perfectly.

Thanks again

Nic