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namespace System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Determines the kind of contract metadata a given <see cref="JsonTypeInfo"/> is specifying.
    /// </summary>
    public enum JsonTypeInfoKind
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Type is either a simple value or uses a custom converter.
        /// </summary>
        None = 0,
        /// <summary>
        /// Type is serialized as an object with properties.
        /// </summary>
        Object = 1,
        /// <summary>
        /// Type is serialized as a collection with elements.
        /// </summary>
        Enumerable = 2,
        /// <summary>
        /// Type is serialized as a dictionary with key/value pair entries.
        /// </summary>
        Dictionary = 3,
        /// <summary>
        /// Type is serialized as a union with a closed set of case types.
        /// </summary>
        Union = 4
    }
}