Serialization of objects (C#)

Question

I am trying to understand serialization and the way data is passed between the client and server, but I am still not clear.

Is converting objects to JSON strings (or XML/something else) what serialization actually stands for? If not, what is the link between the two?

(the language I am using to learn is c#, if it matters)

Thanks!

If you Google serialization, this is literally the first link that comes up, did you even try to look yourself? learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/… — DavidG
– DavidG, Commented Jun 11, 2018 at 16:06

BradleyDotNET · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-11 16:07:42Z

I would define serialization more broadly; as the means to which an object (usually only represented by memory) is translated into an easily transferrable format. Those formats include:

JSON
XML
Binary
FlatBuffer
ProtoBuf

And many, many others.

Deserialization is then the means by which that format is translated back into an object in memory.

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