<Serialize> what does it really mean???

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  • serge calderara
    #1

    <Serialize> what does it really mean???

    Dear all,

    I would like toi understand clearly what does that tag
    <Serialiaze> reaaly means and when to use it and how?

    I have seen it in many places

    thanks for your answer
    regards
    serge
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    • Michael Lang
      #2
      Re: &lt;Serialize&g t; what does it really mean???

      "serge calderara" <serge.calderar a@maillefer.net > wrote in
      news:103001c381 db$4efa8e10$350 1280a@phx.gbl:
      [color=blue]
      > Dear all,
      >
      > I would like toi understand clearly what does that tag
      > <Serialiaze> reaaly means and when to use it and how?
      >
      > I have seen it in many places
      >
      > thanks for your answer
      > regards
      > serge
      >[/color]

      When something is in a tag like that before a member declaration it is
      called an "attibute".

      Look in the help for "SerializableAt tribute" class.

      "Indicates that a class can be serialized.
      ....
      Apply the SerializableAtt ribute attribute to a type to indicate that
      instances of this type can be serialized. The common language runtime
      throws SerializationEx ception if any type in the graph of objects being
      serialized does not have the SerializableAtt ribute attribute applied.

      Apply the SerializableAtt ribute attribute even if the class also
      implements the ISerializable interface to control the serialization
      process."

      So also take a look at the ISerializable interface, and in general look
      into the topic of serialization.

      --
      Michael Lang, MCSD
      See my .NET open source projects
      http://sourceforge.net/projects/colcodegen (simple code generator)
      http://sourceforge.net/projects/dbobjecter (database app code generator)
      http://sourceforge.net/projects/genadonet ("generic" ADO.NET)

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        • Chris LaJoie
          #3
          Re: &lt;Serialize&g t; what does it really mean???

          basically, a serialized class can be stored in binary form. so you can save
          the state of your class, stick it in a file, or the registry, or send it
          across a network or whatever you want, and when your program needs it again
          it can just read that binary data and have that class in it's saved state.

          Chris

          "serge calderara" <serge.calderar a@maillefer.net > wrote in message
          news:103001c381 db$4efa8e10$350 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
          > Dear all,
          >
          > I would like toi understand clearly what does that tag
          > <Serialiaze> reaaly means and when to use it and how?
          >
          > I have seen it in many places
          >
          > thanks for your answer
          > regards
          > serge[/color]


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