8、XML Serialization in .NET: A Comprehensive Guide

XML Serialization in .NET: A Comprehensive Guide

1. Introduction to Serialization

In .NET applications, classes and their objects are used to store state information. While this information is readily available as long as the objects are in the application’s memory, there’s often a need to persist object state across application shutdowns. Saving object state in a database might seem like an option, but databases typically store information in a relational format, while objects often have a hierarchical structure. Serialization offers a solution by allowing the entire object state to be stored in a medium (such as a physical disk file, memory, or a network stream) and retrieved later through deserialization.

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