Serialization in .NET

             

                   Serialization in .NET 

Serialization

Many applications need to store or transfer data stored in objects. serialization techniques makes this task simple.These techniques convert objects into binary, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP),or XML documents that can be easily stored, transferred, and retrieved.

Serializing is the process of converting an object into a linear sequence of bytes that can be stored or transferred. 

Deserializing is the process of converting a previously serialized sequence of bytes into an object.

namespace  :    System.Runtime.Serialization

How to Serialize an Object

1. Create a stream object to hold the serialized output.

2. Create a BinaryFormatter object (located in  System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary).

3. Call the BinaryFormatter.Serialize method to serialize the object, and output the result to the stream.

How to Deserialize an Object

1. Create a stream object to read the serialized output.

2. Create a BinaryFormatter object.

3. Create a new object to store the deserialized data.

4. Call the BinaryFormatter.Deserialize method to deserialize the object, and cast it to the correct type.

 How to Use XML to Serialize an Object

 1. Create a stream, TextWriter, or XmlWriter   object to hold the serialized output.

2. Create an XmlSerializer object (in the System.Xml.Serialization namespace) by

passing it the type of object you plan to serialize.

3. Call the XmlSerializer.Serialize method to serialize the object and output the results to the stream.

How to Use XML to Deserialize an Object

 1. Create a stream, TextReader, or XmlReader object to read the serialized input.

2. Create an XmlSerializer object (in the System.Xml.Serialization namespace) by passing it the type of object you plan to deserialize.

3. Call the XmlSerializer.Deserialize method to deserialize the object, and cast it to the correct type.

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