How to serialize as Json an object structure with circular references?
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Use the Newtonsoft.Json (which is the default .net json serializer) and set
JsonSerializerSettings settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
{
PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects
};
var serializer = JsonSerializer.Create(settings);
You can also globally define this variable if you are developing MVC applications...
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Updated on June 15, 2022Comments
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AngryHacker almost 2 years
I have an object structure like this:
public class Proposal { public List<ProposalLine> Lines { get; set; } public string Title { get; set; } } public class ProposalLine { public Proposal Proposal { get; set; } // <- Reference to parent object }
I try to serialize Proposal as Json, it tells me that there is a circular reference, which is correct.
Unfortunately, I can't touch the objects, since they are in a referenced DLL from another project - otherwise I'd change them.Is there a way to serialize as Json and ignore the circular properties?