Serialization in Vb.net

[samualres]

Hello, I want to know the details about the Serialization in vb.net. I want to learn the vb.net programming language but,this point I am not getting from my reference book. If you are having details about it, then please help me to achieve the details about it. I will be thankful to your. So, please help me to know it.

[opaper]

Serialization in Vb.net makes use of the some of the following classes which are useful to it.

• Formatter:
  This is the class which is used for the purpose of the writing object data with the format which can be read by the output stream while displaying output. If you perform the deserialization operation then that can perform by this class.
  
• ObjectIDGenerator:
  This is useful for creating a IDs for different objects. As it remembers the previous created ids it will simply create new ID for new object and uses the older id for existing object.
  
• ObjectManager:
  It will work for the keeping the track of the objects which are being deserialized.

[MindSpace]

For the purpose of the serialization in Vb.net I have got the code below:

Option Strict We
Option Explicit 
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary
Public Class SerialDeserialLameGrid
Public num As Integer
Public num2 As Integer
Private Grille (num, num2) As String
Public Property grid () As Array
Get
grid = Grille
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Array)
Grille = CType(value, String(,))
End Set
End Property

Public Sub SerialiseLameGrid (ByVal path As String, ByVal Nbline As Integer, 
ByVal number As Integer, ByVal Matrix (,) As String, 
ByVal ctrl As LameGrid.Grid)

Sun flux As Stream File.Create = (path) 'preparation flow
Sun serializer As New BinaryFormatter
For x = 0 To Nbline - 1 'For each row
For y = 0 To number - 1 'For each column
Grid (x, y) = ctrl (x, y). Text 'fill a table with lamegrid
Me. Grille = Grid 'we set the table to the object grid
Next
Next
serializer.Serialize (flux, Me. Grille) 'we serialize
flux.Flush ()
flux.Close()
flux.Dispose ()
End Sub
Public Sub DeserialiseLamegrid (ByVal path As String, ByVal Nbline As Integer, 
ByVal number As Integer, ByVal Matrix (,) As String, 
ByVal ctrl As LameGrid.Grid)

Sun flux As Stream File.OpenRead = (path) 'is prepared feeds
Sun Deserializer As New BinaryFormatter


Me. Grille = CType(deserializer.Deserialize (flux) String(,)) 'on the file to deserialize the object grid
Matrix = CType(Me. Grille, String(,)) 'you put the object in a grid array

For x = 0 To num
For y = 0 To num2
ctrl (x, y). Text = Grid (x, y) 'we fill the table since lamegrid
Next
Next
ctrl.Refresh ()
flux.Close()
flux.Dispose ()
End Sub
End Class

[Modifier]

If you want to create a class of the Serializable then you can simply create it with the following:

<Serializable()> _
Class SerializeTest
    Dim str As String
    Public Property StudName() As String
              Get
                  Return str
        End Get
              Set(ByVal value As String)
                  str = value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class

[Preator]

If you want to create a serializable object then you need to follow the steps below:

• Creating the class for serilalizable object is as similar as your normal class, but you just need to inherit from the SerializableObject instead of Object.
• Then you need to add the counstructor as Public Sub New().
• Then it is necessary to create a constructor as a protected and then simply call to the base class de-serialization constructor.
• And you also need to mark your class as a <Serializable> attribute.

[Katty]

If you want to create a class as a Serializatble in Vb.net then you need to use the syntax below:

   <Serializable()> _
      Public Class vbtest
         ...
      End Class

If you want to create a class as a Serializatble in C# then you need to use the syntax below:

   [Serializable]_
      public class C#test
      {
         ...
      }