Question

What is Serialization in C#?

Answer 1

Serialization in C# is the process of converting an object into a stream of bytes to store the object to memory, a database, or a file. Its main purpose is to save the state of an object in order to be able to recreate it when needed. The reverse process is called deserialization.

 

There are three types of serialization,

1. Binary serialization (Save your object data into binary format).
2. Soap Serialization (Save your object data into binary format; mainly used in network-related communication).
3. XmlSerialization (Save your object data into an XML file).