is a type, not a valid in the given context

[hazy topaz]

I have this code ... and it says "ConvertUserData.UserData" is a type, not a valid in the given context and I have no idea why I just grabbed this code straight from microsoft docs

using Newtonsoft.Json;

public class ConvertUserData
{
    public class UserData
    {
        public string type { get; set; }
        public string email { get; set; }
        public string password { get; set; }
    }

    public static string Convert(string _type, string _email, string _password)
    {
        var userData = new UserData
        {
            type = _type,
            email = _email,
            password = _password
        };
        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(UserData);

                              // ERROR HERE ⤴
    }
}

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/serialization/system-text-json/how-to?pivots=dotnet-6-0#code-try-2

[low depot]

use userData, not UserData

you're trying to serialize the type, not the instance

also why doesn't this use a constuctor?

[hazy topaz]

yes but then this

[hazy topaz]

i was trying but I hope I could make the var work

[low depot]

ok hold up

looks like .Serialize() has changed since what you're following was published

it looks like it takes three arguments now

Serialize(Object, Type, JsonSerializerOptions)

I don't see it being used like that elsewhere though, so hmmm

maybe try JsonSerializer.Serialize<UserData>(userData)?

[hazy topaz]

thanks a lot for your time! i found this

somehow it works

[low depot]

Ohhh, you were using the wrong namespace!

the correct one is System.Text.Json

you were using the method from NewtonSoft.Json instead of System.Text.Json

which obviously takes different arguments, etc.

[hazy topaz]

yeah youre right lol

but I cant use System.Text.Json

and i cant find the package

nvm unity doesnt support it

thanks a lot thou!

[low depot]

Why not just use JsonUtility?