Symfony2 API
Interface

Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerInterface

interface SerializerInterface

Defines the interface of the Serializer

Methods

string serialize(mixed $data, string $format, array $context = array())

Serializes data in the appropriate format
object deserialize(mixed $data, string $type, string $format, array $context = array())

Deserializes data into the given type.

Details

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public string serialize(mixed $data, string $format, array $context = array())

Serializes data in the appropriate format

Parameters

mixed $data any data
string $format format name
array $context options normalizers/encoders have access to

Return Value

string

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public object deserialize(mixed $data, string $type, string $format, array $context = array())

Deserializes data into the given type.

Parameters

mixed $data
string $type
string $format
array $context

Return Value

object