json: skip via the "-" attribute

vlib/json/json_decode_test.v

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ mut:
 	total_comments int
 	file_name      string    [skip]
 	comments       []Comment [skip]
+	skip_field     string    [json: '-']
 }
 
 fn test_skip_fields_should_be_initialised_by_json_decode() {
@@ -70,6 +71,15 @@ fn test_skip_fields_should_be_initialised_by_json_decode() {
 	assert task.comments == []
 }
 
+fn test_skip_should_be_ignored() {
+	data := '{"total_comments": 55, "id": 123, "skip_field": "foo"}'
+	mut task := json.decode(Task, data)!
+	assert task.id == 123
+	assert task.total_comments == 55
+	assert task.comments == []
+	assert task.skip_field == ''
+}
+
 //
 
 struct DbConfig {

vlib/v/gen/c/json.v

@@ -527,7 +527,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_struct_enc_dec(utyp ast.Type, type_info ast.TypeInfo, styp st
 		for attr in field.attrs {
 			match attr.name {
 				'json' {
-					name = attr.arg
+					if attr.arg == '-' {
+						is_skip = true
+					} else {
+						name = attr.arg
+					}
 				}
 				'skip' {
 					is_skip = true