Field MaxDepth

Specifies the maximum allowable depth when parsing or traversing hierarchical or recursive data structures, such as deeply nested JSON objects, expression trees, or configuration graphs.

Namespace: PoeShared.Modularity

Assembly: PoeShared.dll

Syntax

public const int MaxDepth = 1024

Returns

Type	Description
int

Remarks

This constant is used to prevent stack overflows, excessive recursion, or infinite loops caused by malformed or maliciously crafted input. It acts as a safeguard to ensure that any deserialization or processing logic respects a reasonable structural limit, even in complex data scenarios.

The default maximum depth for many serializers (e.g., Newtonsoft.Json) is 64. This value is significantly higher to accommodate trusted internal use cases that are known to require greater nesting, such as behavior trees or configuration hierarchies.

This constant should not be exposed for arbitrary external input without proper validation and should be adjusted only if your application is known to safely handle deeper structures.

Recommended usage includes:

• JSON parsing with JsonTextReader.MaxDepth
• Stack-based recursion guards
• Tree traversal or flattening logic

Examples

Example:

using var reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader(json))
{
    MaxDepth = MaxDepth
};
var token = JToken.ReadFrom(reader);