Stopping circular references in DataContract Serialiser

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When serialising an object using Data Contracts I am hitting an issue with circular references. I know about using IsReference=true but I can't use this as I'm inheriting from object that I don't have control over. Is there any way to get around, can I count the times and exit, like a for break?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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Implementing a custom DataContractSerializerBehavior as suggested here: Circular References and WCF should fix it I think?

Updated for non-WCF:

The solution in the linked answer is based on using:

new DataContractSerializer(type, name, ns, knownTypes,
                          0x7FFF //maxItemsInObjectGraph,
                          false //ignoreExtensionDataObject,
                          **true** //preserveObjectReferences,
                          null //dataContractSurrogate);

Using this constructor should fix it I think.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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answered May 16 '12 at 18:32

Olav Nybø

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I'm not using wcf, its just serialising using the DataContractSerializer. How could I implement the solution for this situation? – Phil Whittaker May 17 '12 at 08:53

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered May 16 '12 at 18:06

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You can use WeakReferences?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/pt-br/library/system.weakreference.aspx

answered May 16 '12 at 18:06

Tiago Peczenyj

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Stopping circular references in DataContract Serialiser

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