Custom Class Serialization

Is it possible to use a custom JSON serializer on a class?
For example, I have a class with a few properties (Member), and another class with the class "Member" as a child property. I want the JSON serializer (Microsoft's version,

System.Texts.Json

System.Texts.Json

) to serialize the entire Member class as just a string.
Anyone know how this is done/if it can be done?

Thanks.

class Report
{
  string Name { get; set; }
  string Id { get; set; }
  Member Member { get; set; }
}

class Member
{
  string Name {get; set; }
  string Id {get; set; }

  void CustomSerializer()
  {
    return Id;
  }
}

class Report
{
  string Name { get; set; }
  string Id { get; set; }
  Member Member { get; set; }
}

class Member
{
  string Name {get; set; }
  string Id {get; set; }

  void CustomSerializer()
  {
    return Id;
  }
}

{
  "Report": {
    "Name": "Anything",
    "Id": "9124",
    "Member": "1832"
  }
}

{
  "Report": {
    "Name": "Anything",
    "Id": "9124",
    "Member": "1832"
  }
}

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Custom Class Serialization

System.Texts.Json

System.Texts.Json

) to serialize the entire Member class as just a string.
Anyone know how this is done/if it can be done?

Thanks.

class Report
{
  string Name { get; set; }
  string Id { get; set; }
  Member Member { get; set; }
}

class Member
{
  string Name {get; set; }
  string Id {get; set; }

  void CustomSerializer()
  {
    return Id;
  }
}

class Report
{
  string Name { get; set; }
  string Id { get; set; }
  Member Member { get; set; }
}

class Member
{
  string Name {get; set; }
  string Id {get; set; }

  void CustomSerializer()
  {
    return Id;
  }
}

{
  "Report": {
    "Name": "Anything",
    "Id": "9124",
    "Member": "1832"
  }
}

{
  "Report": {
    "Name": "Anything",
    "Id": "9124",
    "Member": "1832"
  }
}

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