Stack Overflow Exception

[mcghub]

I'm having a hard time getting started with FormFactory. I've installed FormFactory and FormFactory.Templates via Nuget but keep getting a StackOverflowException with the following:

<form>
    @{
        var me = new Site { Name = "Hello World", Id = 55 };

        Html.PropertiesFor(me).Render();
    }
    <input type="submit" value="submit" />
</form>

I'm using MVC4.

[mcintyre321]

Do you have the stacktrace? I've tried this in the example project, where it works, but it may be on MVC3. The stacktrace should be helpful.

This might happen if your Site class self-references itself I think.

[mcghub]

Here's the definition for the Site class:

public class Site
{
    //Properties
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Domain { get; set; }

    //Navigations
    public virtual List<Page> Pages { get; set; }
}

If I remove the virtual Pages property it works.

Here's the call stack:

App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Property_System_Object_cshtml.Execute() Line 75 + 0xdf bytes    C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_Block_cshtml.Execute() Line 18 + 0x36 bytes   C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_cshtml.Execute() Line 17 + 0x4d bytes C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Property_System_Object_cshtml.Execute() Line 75 + 0xdf bytes    C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_Block_cshtml.Execute() Line 18 + 0x36 bytes   C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_cshtml.Execute() Line 17 + 0x4d bytes C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Property_System_Object_cshtml.Execute() Line 75 + 0xdf bytes    C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_Block_cshtml.Execute() Line 18 + 0x36 bytes   C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_cshtml.Execute() Line 17 + 0x4d bytes C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Property_System_Object_cshtml.Execute() Line 75 + 0xdf bytes    C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_Block_cshtml.Execute() Line 18 + 0x36 bytes   C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Form_Property_cshtml.Execute() Line 17 + 0x4d bytes C#
[External Code] 
App_Web_lszlwmbd.dll!ASP._Page_Views_Shared_FormFactory_Property_System_Object_cshtml.Execute() Line 75 + 0xdf bytes    C#

[mcintyre321]

What is the class definition for Page? I suspect it is a property on there.

Can you also use ICollection rather that List on the method signature? The ICollection renderer is better.

[mcintyre321]

Can't reproduce