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<topic id="SerializationTracing" revisionNumber="1">
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<developerConceptualDocument xmlns="http://ddue.schemas.microsoft.com/authoring/2003/5" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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<para>The Json.NET serializer supports logging and debugging using the
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<codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.ITraceWriter</codeEntityReference> interface.
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By assigning a trace writer you can capture serialization messages and errors, and debug what happens inside the
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Json.NET serializer when serializing and deserializing JSON.</para>
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<title>ITraceWriter</title>
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<para>A trace writer can be assigned using properties on JsonSerializerSettings or JsonSerializer.</para>
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<code lang="cs" source="..\Src\Newtonsoft.Json.Tests\Documentation\TraceWriterTests.cs" region="MemoryTraceWriterExample" title="Debugging serialization using MemoryTraceWriter" />
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<para>Json.NET has two implementations of ITraceWriter: <codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.MemoryTraceWriter</codeEntityReference>
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which keeps messages in memory for simple debugging like the example
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above, and <codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.DiagnosticsTraceWriter</codeEntityReference> which writes messages to any
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System.Diagnostics.TraceListeners your application is using.</para>
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<title>Custom ITraceWriter</title>
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<para>To write messages using your existing logging framework just implement a custom version of ITraceWriter.</para>
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<code lang="cs" source="..\Src\Newtonsoft.Json.Tests\Documentation\TraceWriterTests.cs" region="CustomTraceWriterExample" title="Custom NLog TraceWriter" />
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<codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer</codeEntityReference>
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<codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.ITraceWriter</codeEntityReference>
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<codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.MemoryTraceWriter</codeEntityReference>
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<codeEntityReference>T:Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.DiagnosticsTraceWriter</codeEntityReference>
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</developerConceptualDocument>
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