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SoapFormatter.Serialize Method

Definition

Serializes an object or graph of connected objects.

Overloads

Serialize(Stream, Object)

Serializes an object or graph of objects with the specified root to the given Stream.

Serialize(Stream, Object, Header[])

Serializes an object or graph of objects with the specified root to the given Stream in the SOAP Remote Procedure Call (RPC) format.

Serialize(Stream, Object)

Serializes an object or graph of objects with the specified root to the given Stream.

public void Serialize(System.IO.Stream serializationStream, object graph);

Parameters

serializationStream
Stream

The stream onto which the formatter puts the data to serialize.

graph
Object

The object, or root of the object graph, to serialize. All child objects of this root object are automatically serialized.

Implements

Exceptions

serializationStream is null.

Examples

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

// Note: When building this code, you must reference the
// System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.dll assembly.
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap;

class App
{
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
        Serialize();
        Deserialize();
    }

    static void Serialize()
    {
        // Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized.
        Hashtable addresses = new Hashtable();
        addresses.Add("Jeff", "123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052");
        addresses.Add("Fred", "987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116");
        addresses.Add("Mary", "PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301");

        // To serialize the hashtable (and its key/value pairs),
        // you must first open a stream for writing.
        // Use a file stream here.
        FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.soap", FileMode.Create);

        // Construct a SoapFormatter and use it
        // to serialize the data to the stream.
        SoapFormatter formatter = new SoapFormatter();
        try
        {
            formatter.Serialize(fs, addresses);
        }
        catch (SerializationException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to serialize. Reason: " + e.Message);
            throw;
        }
        finally
        {
            fs.Close();
        }
    }

    static void Deserialize()
    {
        // Declare the hashtable reference.
        Hashtable addresses  = null;

        // Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize.
        FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.soap", FileMode.Open);
        try
        {
            SoapFormatter formatter = new SoapFormatter();

            // Deserialize the hashtable from the file and
            // assign the reference to the local variable.
            addresses = (Hashtable) formatter.Deserialize(fs);
        }
        catch (SerializationException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " + e.Message);
            throw;
        }
        finally
        {
            fs.Close();
        }

        // To prove that the table deserialized correctly,
        // display the key/value pairs to the console.
        foreach (DictionaryEntry de in addresses)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} lives at {1}.", de.Key, de.Value);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

TimeSpan objects are serialized according to the ISO 8601: 1998 section 5.5.3.2.1 "Alternative" standard.

Applies to

.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

Serialize(Stream, Object, Header[])

Serializes an object or graph of objects with the specified root to the given Stream in the SOAP Remote Procedure Call (RPC) format.

public void Serialize(System.IO.Stream serializationStream, object graph, System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.Header[] headers);

Parameters

serializationStream
Stream

The stream onto which the formatter puts the data to serialize.

graph
Object

The object or root of the object graph to serialize. All child objects of this root object are automatically serialized.

headers
Header[]

Remoting headers to include in the serialization. Can be null.

Implements

Exceptions

serializationStream is null.

Remarks

Headers are used only for specific remoting applications.

TimeSpan objects are serialized according to the ISO 8601: 1998 section 5.5.3.2.1 "Alternative" standard.

Applies to

.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1