Serialize error

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hi i created MVC application with entity framework. from the code every thing saving properly after hosting to server getting the fallowing error A circular reference was detected while serializing an object of type 'System.Data.Metadata .Edm.AssociationType'

Ravi Kumar · Answer

still this bug not fixed help me any one

Sujeet Suman · Answer

Ravi please once go through below link. This may help you: http://www.telerik.com/blogs/resolving-circular-references-when-binding-the-mvc-grid If this is help full for you then please accept my Answer .

Nilesh Jadav · Answer

Hey ravi ! Try below links it will help you in getting solution to your above problem. 1) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16949520/circular-reference-detected-exception-while-serializing-object-to-json 2) http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/292970/Avoiding-Circular-Reference-for-Entity-in-JSON-Ser 3) http://johnnycode.com/2012/04/10/serializing-circular-references-with-json-net-and-entity-framework/ Thank you Ravi

Ravi Kumar · Answer

hi patel i added that line but no change

Ravi Patel · Answer

Hi Ravi , In your Global.asax Application_Start method add this line: GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.ReferenceLoopHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore;

Serialize error

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