---
title: Config Options for csharp-netcore
sidebar_label: csharp-netcore
---
These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (plugins). Refer to [configuration docs](https://openapi-generator.tech/docs/configuration) for more details.
| Option | Description | Values | Default |
| ------ | ----------- | ------ | ------- |
|allowUnicodeIdentifiers|boolean, toggles whether unicode identifiers are allowed in names or not, default is false| |false|
|caseInsensitiveResponseHeaders|Make API response's headers case-insensitive| |false|
|disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresent|If false, the 'additionalProperties' implementation (set to true by default) is compliant with the OAS and JSON schema specifications. If true (default), keep the old (incorrect) behaviour that 'additionalProperties' is set to false by default.|- **false**
- The 'additionalProperties' implementation is compliant with the OAS and JSON schema specifications.
- **true**
- Keep the old (incorrect) behaviour that 'additionalProperties' is set to false by default.
|true|
|hideGenerationTimestamp|Hides the generation timestamp when files are generated.| |true|
|interfacePrefix|Prefix interfaces with a community standard or widely accepted prefix.| |I|
|library|HTTP library template (sub-template) to use|- **httpclient**
- HttpClient (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.http.httpclient) (Experimental. May subject to breaking changes without further notice.)
- **restsharp**
- RestSharp (https://github.com/restsharp/RestSharp)
|restsharp|
|licenseId|The identifier of the license| |null|
|modelPropertyNaming|Naming convention for the property: 'camelCase', 'PascalCase', 'snake_case' and 'original', which keeps the original name| |PascalCase|
|netCoreProjectFile|Use the new format (.NET Core) for .NET project files (.csproj).| |false|
|nonPublicApi|Generates code with reduced access modifiers; allows embedding elsewhere without exposing non-public API calls to consumers.| |false|
|optionalAssemblyInfo|Generate AssemblyInfo.cs.| |true|
|optionalEmitDefaultValues|Set DataMember's EmitDefaultValue.| |false|
|optionalMethodArgument|C# Optional method argument, e.g. void square(int x=10) (.net 4.0+ only).| |true|
|optionalProjectFile|Generate {PackageName}.csproj.| |true|
|packageGuid|The GUID that will be associated with the C# project| |null|
|packageName|C# package name (convention: Title.Case).| |Org.OpenAPITools|
|packageTags|Tags to identify the package| |null|
|packageVersion|C# package version.| |1.0.0|
|releaseNote|Release note, default to 'Minor update'.| |Minor update|
|returnICollection|Return ICollection<T> instead of the concrete type.| |false|
|sortParamsByRequiredFlag|Sort method arguments to place required parameters before optional parameters.| |true|
|sourceFolder|source folder for generated code| |src|
|targetFramework|The target .NET framework version. To target multiple frameworks, use `;` as the separator, e.g. `netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.0`|- **netstandard1.3**
- .NET Standard 1.3 compatible
- **netstandard1.4**
- .NET Standard 1.4 compatible
- **netstandard1.5**
- .NET Standard 1.5 compatible
- **netstandard1.6**
- .NET Standard 1.6 compatible
- **netstandard2.0**
- .NET Standard 2.0 compatible
- **netstandard2.1**
- .NET Standard 2.1 compatible
- **netcoreapp2.0**
- .NET Core 2.0 compatible
- **netcoreapp2.1**
- .NET Core 2.1 compatible
- **netcoreapp3.0**
- .NET Core 3.0 compatible
- **netcoreapp3.1**
- .NET Core 3.1 compatible
- **net47**
- .NET Framework 4.7 compatible
- **net5.0**
- .NET 5.0 compatible
|netstandard2.0|
|useCollection|Deserialize array types to Collection<T> instead of List<T>.| |false|
|useDateTimeOffset|Use DateTimeOffset to model date-time properties| |false|
|useOneOfDiscriminatorLookup|Use the discriminator's mapping in oneOf to speed up the model lookup. IMPORTANT: Validation (e.g. one and only one match in oneOf's schemas) will be skipped.| |false|
|validatable|Generates self-validatable models.| |true|
## IMPORT MAPPING
| Type/Alias | Imports |
| ---------- | ------- |
## INSTANTIATION TYPES
| Type/Alias | Instantiated By |
| ---------- | --------------- |
|array|List|
|list|List|
|map|Dictionary|
## LANGUAGE PRIMITIVES
- Boolean
- Collection
- DateTime
- DateTime?
- DateTimeOffset
- DateTimeOffset?
- Decimal
- Dictionary
- Double
- Float
- Guid
- Guid?
- ICollection
- Int32
- Int64
- List
- Object
- String
- System.IO.Stream
- bool
- bool?
- byte[]
- decimal
- decimal?
- double
- double?
- float
- float?
- int
- int?
- long
- long?
- string
## RESERVED WORDS
- Client
- abstract
- as
- base
- bool
- break
- byte
- case
- catch
- char
- checked
- class
- client
- const
- continue
- decimal
- default
- delegate
- do
- double
- else
- enum
- event
- explicit
- extern
- false
- finally
- fixed
- float
- for
- foreach
- goto
- if
- implicit
- in
- int
- interface
- internal
- is
- localVarFileParams
- localVarFormParams
- localVarHeaderParams
- localVarHttpContentType
- localVarHttpContentTypes
- localVarHttpHeaderAccept
- localVarHttpHeaderAccepts
- localVarPath
- localVarPathParams
- localVarPostBody
- localVarQueryParams
- localVarResponse
- localVarStatusCode
- lock
- long
- namespace
- new
- null
- object
- operator
- out
- override
- parameter
- params
- private
- protected
- public
- readonly
- ref
- return
- sbyte
- sealed
- short
- sizeof
- stackalloc
- static
- string
- struct
- switch
- this
- throw
- true
- try
- typeof
- uint
- ulong
- unchecked
- unsafe
- ushort
- using
- virtual
- void
- volatile
- while
## FEATURE SET
### Client Modification Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|BasePath|✓|ToolingExtension
|Authorizations|✗|ToolingExtension
|UserAgent|✓|ToolingExtension
|MockServer|✗|ToolingExtension
### Data Type Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|Custom|✗|OAS2,OAS3
|Int32|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Int64|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Float|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Double|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Decimal|✓|ToolingExtension
|String|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Byte|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Binary|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Boolean|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Date|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|DateTime|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Password|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|File|✓|OAS2
|Array|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Maps|✓|ToolingExtension
|CollectionFormat|✓|OAS2
|CollectionFormatMulti|✓|OAS2
|Enum|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|ArrayOfEnum|✓|ToolingExtension
|ArrayOfModel|✓|ToolingExtension
|ArrayOfCollectionOfPrimitives|✓|ToolingExtension
|ArrayOfCollectionOfModel|✓|ToolingExtension
|ArrayOfCollectionOfEnum|✓|ToolingExtension
|MapOfEnum|✓|ToolingExtension
|MapOfModel|✓|ToolingExtension
|MapOfCollectionOfPrimitives|✓|ToolingExtension
|MapOfCollectionOfModel|✓|ToolingExtension
|MapOfCollectionOfEnum|✓|ToolingExtension
### Documentation Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|Readme|✓|ToolingExtension
|Model|✓|ToolingExtension
|Api|✓|ToolingExtension
### Global Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|Host|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|BasePath|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Info|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Schemes|✗|OAS2,OAS3
|PartialSchemes|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Consumes|✓|OAS2
|Produces|✓|OAS2
|ExternalDocumentation|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Examples|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|XMLStructureDefinitions|✗|OAS2,OAS3
|MultiServer|✗|OAS3
|ParameterizedServer|✗|OAS3
|ParameterStyling|✗|OAS3
|Callbacks|✗|OAS3
|LinkObjects|✗|OAS3
### Parameter Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|Path|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Query|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Header|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Body|✓|OAS2
|FormUnencoded|✓|OAS2
|FormMultipart|✓|OAS2
|Cookie|✓|OAS3
### Schema Support Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|Simple|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Composite|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Polymorphism|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|Union|✗|OAS3
### Security Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|BasicAuth|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|ApiKey|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|OpenIDConnect|✗|OAS3
|BearerToken|✗|OAS3
|OAuth2_Implicit|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|OAuth2_Password|✗|OAS2,OAS3
|OAuth2_ClientCredentials|✗|OAS2,OAS3
|OAuth2_AuthorizationCode|✗|OAS2,OAS3
### Wire Format Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
| ---- | --------- | ---------- |
|JSON|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|XML|✓|OAS2,OAS3
|PROTOBUF|✗|ToolingExtension
|Custom|✗|OAS2,OAS3