json - JavaScript: Stringify a shallow copy of a circular referenced object? -

is there way shallow copy of below 1 layer deep? have means fix using different design wondering if else had ran trying convert string before.

var someobjclass = function() {     var self = this;     this.group = {         members: [self]     }; }; var p = new someobjclass(); var str = json.stringify(p); 

it's little unclear you're asking, if goal stringify circular object, you'll have override tojson specify how you'd object represented

function someobjclass () {    var self = this;    this.group = {      members: [self]    };  }    someobjclass.prototype.addmember = function(m) {    this.group.members.push(m);  };    // when stringifying object, don't include `self` in group.members  someobjclass.prototype.tojson = function() {    var self = this;    return {      group: {        members: self.group.members.filter(function (x) {          return x !== self        })      }    };  }    var = new someobjclass();  var b = new someobjclass();  a.addmember(b);    console.log(json.stringify(a))

this best can without seeing more of code. don't know how you're using code, whatever case, not best design class. if share rest of class , code uses it, can more effectively.