Problem sending JSON object to jQuery

Question

When I was trying to send the JSON object to the jQuery, I return the whole query result , then I get an error saying " A circular reference was detected while serializing an object of type 'aspnet_User'." However when I return parts of the table like

       select  new
                     {
                         n.CustomerID,
                         n.EndDate,
                         n.BeginDate
                     });
        });

in this case I can see the values being retrieved. Please help me with the problem?

Justin Thomas · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-15 18:26:40Z

2

If you have a set of classes like

class User {
   Account account;
}
class Account {
  User user;
}

And you send them to a serializer, then then serializer will forever be in a loop. It will serialize User -> User's Account -> Account's User -> User's Account. The serializer detects this problem and throws and error. Instead if you have User with no account or Account with no user it shouldn't be a problem.

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 18:26

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Justin Thomas Over a year ago

Decouple the circular reference. Or come up with another class that doesn't have the reference. Circular references are bad.

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