Serialize(Object) Method

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Makes XML out of an object.

Syntax

public static byte[] Serialize( 
   object objectToSerialize
)

Parameters

objectToSerialize: The object to serialize.

Return Value

An XML string representing the object.

Example

Car MyCar1 = new Car();
byte[] CarBytes = EncodeHelper.Serialize(MyCar1);
string CarXml = XmlUtility.Utf8BytesToString(CarBytes);
Car MyCar2 = (Car) Deserialize(CarXml, typeof(Car));
// MyCar2 is now a copy of MyCar1.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

XmlUtility Class
XmlUtility Members
Overload List

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