Json.net serialization of custom collection implementing IEnumerable

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As of Json.NET 6.0 Release 3 and later (I tested on 8.0.3), this works automatically as long as the custom class implementing IEnumerable<MyType> has a constructor that takes an IEnumerable<MyType> input argument. From the release notes:

To all future creators of immutable .NET collections: If your collection of T has a constructor that takes IEnumerable then Json.NET will automatically work when deserializing to your collection, otherwise you’re all out of luck.

Since the MyTypes class in the question has just such a constructor, this now just works. Demonstration fiddle: https://dotnetfiddle.net/LRJHbd.

Absent such a constructor, one would need to add a parameterless constructor and implement ICollection<MyType> (instead of just IEnumerable<MyType>) with a working Add(MyType item) method. Json.NET can then construct and populate the collection. Or deserialize to an intermediate collection as in the original answer.

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