A circular reference was detected while serializin

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#1
I attempt to serialize a class that derived from GoNode , the error has been thrown out.
A circular reference was detected while serializing an object of type 'Logility.Encompass.NetworkMap.NetworkMapNode'.
the class code is below:
public class NetworkMapNode : GoNode
    {
        private GoText gtUpper = null;
        private GoIconicNode iconNode = null;

    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> NetworkMapNode(<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoFigure</SPAN> figure, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN> imagePhysicsName, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN> upperText, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN> lowerText)
        : <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">base</SPAN>()
    {
        gtUpper = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoText</SPAN>();
        gtUpper.Text = upperText;
        gtUpper.FontSize = 10;
        gtUpper.Selectable = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">false</SPAN>;
        gtUpper.AutoResizes = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">false</SPAN>;
        gtUpper.AutoRescales = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">true</SPAN>;
        gtUpper.Minimum = 10;
        gtUpper.Height = 15;
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.Add(gtUpper);

        iconNode = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoIconicNode</SPAN>();
        iconNode.Selectable = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">false</SPAN>;
        iconNode.AutoRescales = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">true</SPAN>;

        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN> tmpLowerText = (lowerText == <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>.Empty ? <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN> : lowerText);
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (imagePhysicsName.Trim() != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>.Empty)
        {
            iconNode.Initialize(<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>, imagePhysicsName, tmpLowerText);
        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">else</SPAN>
        {
            iconNode.Initialize(<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>, tmpLowerText);
            iconNode.Figure = figure;
        }

        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (iconNode.Label != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>)
        {
            iconNode.Label.FontSize = 8;
        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.Add(iconNode);

        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.ResizesRealtime = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">true</SPAN>;
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.Selectable = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">true</SPAN>;
    }

    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">PointF</SPAN> NodeLocation
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">get</SPAN>
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: green">//return iconNode.Location;</SPAN>
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.Location;
        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">set</SPAN>
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: green">//iconNode.Location = value;</SPAN>
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.Location = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">value</SPAN>;
        }
    }

    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> set node size</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"></summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">SizeF</SPAN> NodeSize
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">get</SPAN>
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN> iconNode.Size;

        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">set</SPAN>
        {
            iconNode.Size = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">value</SPAN>;
        }
    }

    
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> go select node</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"></summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><param name=</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">"sel"</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">></param></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">override</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">void</SPAN> OnGotSelection(<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoSelection</SPAN> sel)
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">base</SPAN>.OnGotSelection(sel);
    }


    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">override</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">bool</SPAN> CanResize()
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">true</SPAN>;
    }
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> fill node color</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"></summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><param name=</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">"color"</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">></param></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">void</SPAN> FillColor(<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">Color</SPAN> color)
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (iconNode != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>&&iconNode.Shape != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>)
        {
            iconNode.Shape.BrushColor = color;
        }

    }

    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">Dictionary</SPAN><<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>> MenuItems = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">Dictionary</SPAN><<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>>();

    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> override get context menu</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"></summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><param name=</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">"view"</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">></param></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><returns></returns></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">override</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoContextMenu</SPAN> GetContextMenu(<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoView</SPAN> view)
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoContextMenu</SPAN> cm = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoContextMenu</SPAN>(view);
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (view.CanInsertObjects())
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">foreach</SPAN> (<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">KeyValuePair</SPAN><<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>, <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">string</SPAN>> itemData <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">in</SPAN> MenuItems)
            {
                <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoMenuItem</SPAN> item = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoMenuItem</SPAN>(itemData.Key, itemData.Value);
                item.Click = itemData.Value;
                cm.MenuItems.Add(item);
            }
        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: green">//this</SPAN>
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN> cm;
    }

    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">private</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">void</SPAN> MenuClick(<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">object</SPAN> sender, <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">EventArgs</SPAN> e)
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (OnMenuClick != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>)
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">NetworkMenuEventArgs</SPAN> eventArgs = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">NetworkMenuEventArgs</SPAN>();
            eventArgs.Caption = (sender <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">as</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">MenuItem</SPAN>).Text;
            OnMenuClick(<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>, eventArgs);
        }
    }

    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">event</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">NetworkMenuEventHandler</SPAN> OnMenuClick;

    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">override</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">object</SPAN> UserObject
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">get</SPAN>
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">base</SPAN>.UserObject;
        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">set</SPAN>
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">base</SPAN>.UserObject = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">value</SPAN>;
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (iconNode != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>)
            {
                iconNode.UserObject = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">value</SPAN>;
            }
            
        }
    }

    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> layout children node</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"></summary></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: gray">///</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray"><param name=</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">"childchanged"</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">></param></SPAN>
    <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">override</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">void</SPAN> LayoutChildren(<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">GoObject</SPAN> childchanged)
    {
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">base</SPAN>.LayoutChildren(childchanged);

        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">this</SPAN>.Initializing)
        {
            <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN>;
        }
        <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">if</SPAN> (gtUpper != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN> && iconNode != <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">null</SPAN>)
        {
            gtUpper.WrappingWidth = iconNode.Width;
            gtUpper.Clipping = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">true</SPAN>;
            gtUpper.SetSpotLocation(MiddleBottom, iconNode, MiddleTop);
        }
    }
}</PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: NSimSun; : white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> </PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: NSimSun; : white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13px">the goweb version is 4.2.0.4, IDE is vs2010,.net framework is 4, the application is asp.net .</PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: NSimSun; : white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Whether I have some errors in above code?</PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: NSimSun; : white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Thanks</PRE><PRE style="FONT-FAMILY: NSimSun; : white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> </PRE></DIV>
#2

I’m a little confused about your design. it seems like it would be easier to derive


public class NetworkMapNode : GoIconicNode

than to derive from GoNode and stuff a GoIconicNode inside it.
Now.... I don't know if that's the serialization problem (I don't remember ever seeing this before).  But simplifying the design won't hurt as a first step.
The problem may also be related to your UserObject, but I can't see what you're setting that to.
#3

Thanks, You are right.

I have modified my designment , then it works fine.