TypeRenderingConfig

TypeRenderingConfig controls how specific value types are rendered in the output.

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
`QuoteStringValues`	`bool`	`true`	Wrap string values in quotation marks
`StringQuotationChar`	`char`	`"`	Character used to quote strings
`QuoteCharValues`	`bool`	`true`	Wrap char values in quotation marks
`CharQuotationChar`	`char`	`'`	Character used to quote chars

Examples

String Quotation

By default, strings are wrapped in double quotes:

new { Name = "John" }.Dump();
// Output: Name = "John"

Disable string quotation:

new { Name = "John" }.Dump(typeRenderingConfig: new TypeRenderingConfig 
{ 
    QuoteStringValues = false 
});
// Output: Name = John

Custom String Quote Character

Use single quotes for strings:

new { Name = "John" }.Dump(typeRenderingConfig: new TypeRenderingConfig 
{ 
    StringQuotationChar = '\'' 
});
// Output: Name = 'John'

Char Quotation

By default, chars are wrapped in single quotes:

new { Letter = 'A' }.Dump();
// Output: Letter = 'A'

Disable char quotation:

new { Letter = 'A' }.Dump(typeRenderingConfig: new TypeRenderingConfig 
{ 
    QuoteCharValues = false 
});
// Output: Letter = A

Custom Char Quote Character

Use backticks for chars:

new { Letter = 'A' }.Dump(typeRenderingConfig: new TypeRenderingConfig 
{ 
    CharQuotationChar = '`' 
});
// Output: Letter = `A`

Global Type Rendering Configuration

// Set globally
DumpConfig.Default.TypeRenderingConfig.QuoteStringValues = true;
DumpConfig.Default.TypeRenderingConfig.StringQuotationChar = '"';
DumpConfig.Default.TypeRenderingConfig.QuoteCharValues = true;
DumpConfig.Default.TypeRenderingConfig.CharQuotationChar = '\'';

// All dumps use these settings
myObject.Dump();

Complete Example

var typeRenderingConfig = new TypeRenderingConfig
{
    QuoteStringValues = true,
    StringQuotationChar = '"',
    QuoteCharValues = true,
    CharQuotationChar = '\''
};

obj.Dump(typeRenderingConfig: typeRenderingConfig);

Use Cases

JSON-like Output

For output that resembles JSON:

DumpConfig.Default.TypeRenderingConfig.QuoteStringValues = true;
DumpConfig.Default.TypeRenderingConfig.StringQuotationChar = '"';

Plain Text Output

For output without any quotation:

obj.Dump(typeRenderingConfig: new TypeRenderingConfig 
{ 
    QuoteStringValues = false,
    QuoteCharValues = false 
});