ValueTypeAsStringJsonConverter.cs

using System;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace App.API.MediaFormatters
{
	/// <summary>
	/// A custom JSON converter, for serialising a value type as a string.
	/// </summary>
	public class ValueTypeAsStringJsonConverter : JsonConverter
	{
		public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
		{
			return (objectType.IsValueType);
		}

		public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
		{
			throw new NotImplementedException();
		}

		public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
		{
			writer.WriteValue((value != null) ? value.ToString() : null);
		}
	} 
}