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C# Serializable Keyword

What is the use of serializable keyword in C#?

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Last Update: August 07, 2009 Asked by: selvimathi

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Submitted by: GeekBoy001

Marking a class with the key word [Serializable] at the top ensures that the object can be serialized in an XML format primarily for data exchange between disparate systems. Also, this is required if this object is going to be inherited by other objects which needs to be serialized downstream.

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December 25, 2008 06:21:08

GeekBoy001

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RE: C# Serializable Keyword

Marking a class with the key word [Serializable] at the top ensures that the object can be serialized in an XML format primarily for data exchange between disparate systems. Also this is required if this object is going to be inherited by other objects which needs to be serialized downstream.

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March 26, 2009 00:44:53

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RE: C# Serializable Keyword

Preserving the state of an object is called as serialization and serialization is needed whenever you want communicate across process as well as physical boundaries.

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August 07, 2009 07:20:01

chintan.desai

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RE: C# Serializable Keyword

Serializable is a concept of converting your user define type i.e. class into bytes. Serializing object into bytes help for ease in transporting data within network or machines. .Net also provides support to desializing

We can do Serializing in following ways:
i. XmlSerializer.
ii. Soap Formatter and Binary formatter.

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