Asp.Net Mvc Web Api Json Formatter issue

Question

First ı want to tell u my architecture. My tale class for Tale table

public class Tale
{
    [ScaffoldColumnAttribute(false)]
    public int TaleId { get; set; }
    public string TaleName { get; set; }
    public string Content { get; set; }
    public string VoicePath { get; set; }
    public virtual ICollection<Category> Category { get; set; }   
}

My category class for Category Table

public class Category
{
    public int CategoryId { get; set; }
    public string CategoryName { get; set; }
    public virtual ICollection<Tale> Tales { get; set; }
}

Like that ı create my TalesCategory table

modelBuilder.Entity<Tale>()
           .HasMany<Category>(u => u.Category)
           .WithMany(r => r.Tales)
           .Map(c => c.ToTable("TalesCategory")
                       .MapLeftKey("TaleKey")
                       .MapRightKey("CategoryKey"));

And Its My TaleController:ApiController function

public IEnumerable<Tale> GetAllTales()
    {
        return TaleService.FindAllTale();
    }

My WebApiConfig

config.Formatters.Clear();
        config.Formatters.Add(new JsonMediaTypeFormatter());

if I write "/api/tales" ı want to list of my tale but ı take this error. I think I have to write JsonMediaFormatter and I try some code but ı didnt success. What can I do? I use .Net Framework 4.5.

{"Message":"An error has occurred.","ExceptionMessage":"The 'ObjectContent`1' type failed to serialize the response body for content type 'application/json; charset=utf-8'.","ExceptionType":"System.InvalidOperationException","StackTrace":null,"InnerException":{"Message":"An error has occurred.","ExceptionMessage":"Self referencing loop detected with type 'System.Data.Entity.DynamicProxies.Tale_B48C4EAA8B3983ECA938C57C1764611B3C06FAC3348891DAC636EBEBF05EA8E2'. Path '[0].Category[0].Tales'.","ExceptionType":"Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException","StackTrace":"   konum: Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalWriter.CheckForCircularReference(JsonWriter writer, Object value, JsonProperty property, JsonContract contract, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerProperty)\r\n   konum: Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalWriter.SerializeList(JsonWriter writer, IWrappedCollection values, JsonArrayContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract collectionContract, JsonProperty containerProperty)\r\n   konum: 

Answer 1

You need to break the circular reference that is being picked up because of the navigational property in your EF class.

Try

public IEnumerable<Tale> GetAllTales()
{
    return TaleService.FindAllTale().Select(x=> new Tale 
                    { 
                        TaleId = x.TaleId, 
                        TaleName = x.TaleName,
                        ... 
                     });
}