static void Main()
{
var circularTest = new CircularTest();
circularTest.Children = new[] { circularTest };
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
{
PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects
};
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(circularTest, Formatting.Indented, settings);
Console.WriteLine(json);
}
static void Main()
{
var circularTest = new CircularTest();
circularTest.Children = new[] { circularTest };
var serializer = new DataContractSerializer(
circularTest.GetType(),
null,
100,
false,
true, // <!-- that's the important bit and indicates circular references
null
);
serializer.WriteObject(Console.OpenStandardOutput(), circularTest);
}
static void Main()
{
var circularTest = new CircularTest();
circularTest.Children = new[] { circularTest };
var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
using (var stream = File.Create("serialized.bin"))
{
formatter.Serialize(stream, circularTest);
}
using (var stream = File.OpenRead("serialized.bin"))
{
circularTest = (CircularTest)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
}
}