I have inherited a project and I am trying to figure out why the
failing units tests that exist fail. I a, getting the following error
when I attempt serialization.
Any advice on what I should do to find the source of the problem would
be appreciated.
Thank you
Jeremy
Error 1 TestCase
'SuccessAssessBusiness.SuccessAssessBusinessTest.L inkedAssessments'
failed: System.InvalidOperationException : There was an error
generating the XML document.
----System.InvalidOperationException : A circular reference was
detected while serializing an object of type
SuccessAssessBusiness.ManagementGroup.
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(X mlWriter
xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String
encodingStyle, String id)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(X mlWriter
xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String
encodingStyle)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(X mlWriter
xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(T extWriter
textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(T extWriter
textWriter, Object o)
at
SuccessAssessBusiness.SuccessAssessBusinessTest.Li nkedAssessments() in
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\SuccessAssess\Projects\SuccessA ssess
\SuccessAssessTest\SuccessAssessBusinessTest.cs:li ne 372
--InvalidOperationException
at
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.Wr iteStartElement(String
name, String ns, Object o, Boolean writePrefixed,
XmlSerializerNamespaces xmlns)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write8_ManagementGrou p(String
n, String ns, ManagementGroup o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write9_Jobsite(String
n, String ns, Jobsite o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write8_ManagementGrou p(String
n, String ns, ManagementGroup o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write9_Jobsite(String
n, String ns, Jobsite o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write12_Assessment(St ring
n, String ns, Assessment o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write13_Assessment(Ob ject
o) C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\SuccessAssess\Projects\SuccessA ssess
\SuccessAssessTest\SuccessAssessBusinessTest.cs 372
2  11910 
Jeremy,
XML serialization does not support circular references. This means that
one of the objects that you are trying to serialize holds onto another
object higher up in the object chain, which in turn causes your circular
reference. You need to make it so that the object does not reference itself
(directly or indirectly) and then the problem should go away.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com
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>I have inherited a project and I am trying to figure out why the
failing units tests that exist fail. I a, getting the following error
when I attempt serialization.
Any advice on what I should do to find the source of the problem would
be appreciated.
Thank you
Jeremy
Error 1 TestCase
'SuccessAssessBusiness.SuccessAssessBusinessTest.L inkedAssessments'
failed: System.InvalidOperationException : There was an error
generating the XML document.
----System.InvalidOperationException : A circular reference was
detected while serializing an object of type
SuccessAssessBusiness.ManagementGroup.
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(X mlWriter
xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String
encodingStyle, String id)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(X mlWriter
xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces, String
encodingStyle)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(X mlWriter
xmlWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(T extWriter
textWriter, Object o, XmlSerializerNamespaces namespaces)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(T extWriter
textWriter, Object o)
at
SuccessAssessBusiness.SuccessAssessBusinessTest.Li nkedAssessments() in
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\SuccessAssess\Projects\SuccessA ssess
\SuccessAssessTest\SuccessAssessBusinessTest.cs:li ne 372
--InvalidOperationException
at
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter.Wr iteStartElement(String
name, String ns, Object o, Boolean writePrefixed,
XmlSerializerNamespaces xmlns)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write8_ManagementGrou p(String
n, String ns, ManagementGroup o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write9_Jobsite(String
n, String ns, Jobsite o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write8_ManagementGrou p(String
n, String ns, ManagementGroup o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write9_Jobsite(String
n, String ns, Jobsite o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write12_Assessment(St ring
n, String ns, Assessment o, Boolean isNullable, Boolean needType)
at
Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlS erializationWriterAssessment.Write13_Assessment(Ob ject
o) C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\SuccessAssess\Projects\SuccessA ssess
\SuccessAssessTest\SuccessAssessBusinessTest.cs 372
A common gotcha when using xml serialization; if your objects have a
logical parent/child (tree) structure, then the simple fix is to apply
[XmlIgnore] to any "parent" relationships, so that it is serialized in
a downwards (only) route. Unfortunately, these relationships will need
repairing at t'other end. One solution here is custom serialization
(IXmlSerializable), but this is probably overkill. Maybe just fixup
manually after deserializing.
For reference, note that the DataContractSerializer (.Net 3.0) can (if
asked nicely) support both "graph" and "tree" serialization; but of
course the xml will look different...
Marc
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