| Tag Link | [Null->Serialize] | Category | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Member | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 5.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | String | Security | None |
| Implementation | LCAPI | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0 |
[Null->Serialize] converts the value to an XML representation. The returned string can be stored in a database.
Member tags for Null can be used on values of any data type including custom, third party data types.
[Value->Serialize]
No Parameters Required.
The serialization format in LP7 is XML
To convert a type to an xml representation and then convert it back:
Use the [Null->Serialize] tag. The following example converts an array into its xml representation using the [Null->Serialize] tag, then converts it back using the [Null->UnSerialize] tag.
[Variable: 'myArray'=(Array: 'one', 'two', 'three')]
[Variable: 'XML'=$myArray->Serialize]
[Variable: 'newArray'=null]
[$newArray->(Unserialize: $XML)]
[output: $newArray]
(Array: (one), (two), (three))