CLR via C#, Fourth Edition

Chapter 24. Runtime Serialization

In this chapter:

Serialization/Deserialization Quick Start

Making a Type Serializable

Controlling Serialization and Deserialization

How Formatters Serialize Type Instances

Controlling the Serialized/Deserialized Data

Streaming Contexts

Serializing a Type As a Different Type and Deserializing an Object As a Different Object

Serialization Surrogates

Overriding the Assembly and/or Type When Deserializing an Object

Serialization is the process of converting an object or a graph of connected objects into a stream of bytes. Deserialization is the process of converting a stream of bytes back into its graph of connected objects. The ability to convert objects to and from a byte stream is an incredibly useful mechanism. Here are ...