Sometimes when developing an web application , the developers might want to serialize Enum to its string instead of the integer value .

How to Serialize Enum to String in ASP.NET ?

If you are using Json.NET library , then it provides a JsonConverter option called StringEnumConverter which can be used to serialize enum to its string in ASP.NET .

Below is a sample code snippet demonstrating the usage of the StringEnumConverter for an enum.

enum Designation { Architect, Developer }

[[JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]]
public Designation Position { get; set; }