Self referencing loop in Json.Net JsonSerializer from custom JsonConverter (Web API)

Question

The project is an Asp.Net Web API web service.

I have a type hierarchy that I need to be able to serialize to and from Json, so I have taken the code from this SO: H

Answer 1

I just had the same plroblem with Parent/Child collections and found that post which has solved my case. I Only wanted to show the List of parent collection items and didn't need any of the child data, therefore i use the following and it worked fine:

JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ResultGroups, Formatting.None,
                        new JsonSerializerSettings()
                        { 
                            ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore
                        });

it also referes to the Json.NET codplex page at:

http://json.codeplex.com/discussions/272371