#Delphi-Serialization Delphi-Serialization provides functionality for serializing and deserializing Objects to (currently only) XML. Roadmap (rough). XML serialization. Serialization is the process of taking the state of an object and persisting it in some fashion. The.NET Framework includes powerful objects that can serialize any object to XML. The System.Xml.Serialization namespace provides this capability. The NativeXml and OmniXML open source libraries can convert Delphi objects to XML (not XSD). They support object serialization and deserialization even with Delphi versions before 2010. This entry was posted in Delphi and tagged delphi, Serialization in Delphi, serialize object, VCL, VCL to XML, VCL2XML, xml, xml serialization, xml to vcl, XML2VCL. Also, binary serialization preserves instance identity, and XML serialization does not. Binary serialization can handle graphs with multiple references to the same object; XML serialization will turn each reference into a reference to a unique object. (If you serialize a circular list with binary serialization, you'll get back a circular list. What's a good way to serialize a Delphi object tree to XML-using RTTI and not custom code? I would have loved to find that this feature is already built into Delphi, but it doesn't seem to be. I've found a few components (posted, below) that seem like they might perform this function.
It has been a very lean and easy option of .Net to able serialize/deserialize any serializable object instance.
Only closest option in Delphi is to stream the component using WriteComponent/WriteComponentRes of TStream/TWriter (used for Form storage as DFM, for example). It can be then read back using appropriate counterpart ReadComponent/ReadComponentRes.
Depend on your situation, simply calling .Assign method would work if you are coping data from one instance to another. But it only works between inherited classed which know about each other.
Mac lion for pc. Can we find there something which will allow to pass objects states in more readable format?
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There is a very powerful infrastructure available to do full serialization without knowing underlying class structure – RTTI (Run-time Type Information).
All functions we would be looking at are defined in TypInfo.pas unit.
First thing first. To be able to work within RTTI, you need to operate on the object which has publishedand public properties.
A function will return number and reference to the list (array) of properties published (public and published) by the class (VMT information). List will also include published methods. Simply walking through it will give you an access to property/method information.
In our example we are not interested in the published methods, so lets filter it out:
What other Kind of information is present in the list? Bellow is full definition of the type
Now you are ready to get or set the value of the property:
And now you are ready to serialize your object, store it, load definition and deserialize an object back. And it could be not necessarily the same object.
You would have to loop through the properties, read the values, and store it as an XML for later use.
I am not going to go through all specific details in this post, instead, you can find a full code for XML Class serializer here.
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In this article, I will show you how to serialize object to XML in C#. XML serialization converts the public fields and properties of an object into an XML stream. Open Visual Studio. Go to File-New-Project, Choose Console Application. In the application first let us write a class with a few properties.
So, I'd like to find an XML serializer for generic Delphi components, similar to the XmlSerializer used in the .NET FW.
The real problem with using binary streaming methods such as Stream's WriteComponent and ReadComponent nominally support similar functionality, it isn't:
- User editable
- Terribly safe when dealing with multiple versions of components
- Very effective at saving the state of nested components (Comp1.Comp2, etc.)
- You can use the Save method on the Bitmap class to get the bytes into a memory stream, and from there, a byte array. Then you can serialize the byte array. A common way to do that is to use the System.Convert.ToBase64String. Then you can send the bitmap as a string parameter. On the other side.
- #Delphi-Serialization Delphi-Serialization provides functionality for serializing and deserializing Objects to (currently only) XML. Roadmap (rough) more testing; more flexibility; serialize/deserialize to JSON; and more; Project-Dependencies. DunitX (Testframework) DSharp; Spring4D; Example.
While the XML data binding wizard provides similar functionality it has other drawbacks such as:
Delphi Serialize Object To Xml File
- Forces you to keep an external XML/XSD/etc. file in synch with the code
- Tool-generated, so you can't just edit the code, and have to rely on Adapter classes, or a lot of manual editing
- Also not great for versioning
Generic XML serialization of any object (or TPersistent/TComponent descendant, as is more likely) would be considerably more ideal. I've looked into ObjectBinaryToText as well, but it seems rather fragile and I haven't got it working quite right as of yet. The format is also non-standard; once this is being done, XML makes more sense. I've also poked around in the extensive sourcesoap subdirectory (D6 Enterprise, from work View image: /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif), but haven't found the magic bullet I'm looking for.
If anyone knows of a hidden VCL feature I might be able to adapt, or some set of components which addresses this want of mine, that would be awesome. Thanks in advance View image: /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
In Java, one can save a serializable object to a file and load an object from that file. Can we do this in Delphi? If yes, How?
![Delphi Serialize Object To Xml Delphi Serialize Object To Xml](http://ruijarimba.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/xmlserializer.png)
4 Answers
http://blog.dragonsoft.us/2008/04/21/how-to-serialize-delphi-object/
DeHL: http://alex.ciobanu.org/?p=285
Python Serialize Object To Xml
André![Xml Xml](http://forum.codecall.net/images/Tutorials/Serialization.files/image001.jpg)
If you ask 'Can we do this in Delphi?' - the answer is: yes. I guess you want to know, HOW this can be done in Delphi? Well this depends on what do you want to serialize:
If you want to serialize
- your own data objects, then you couldwrite your own saveTo/loadFrom functions
- components, then you could use the built-in component streaming system
- any unknown object, then you need some RTTI techniques and the objects must publish their serializable properties
Delphi Serialize Class To Xml Code
![Xml Xml](http://images.cnitblog.com/i/8867/201404/162136539942542.png)
There is a very powerful infrastructure available to do full serialization without knowing underlying class structure – RTTI (Run-time Type Information).
All functions we would be looking at are defined in TypInfo.pas unit.
First thing first. To be able to work within RTTI, you need to operate on the object which has publishedand public properties.
A function will return number and reference to the list (array) of properties published (public and published) by the class (VMT information). List will also include published methods. Simply walking through it will give you an access to property/method information.
In our example we are not interested in the published methods, so lets filter it out:
What other Kind of information is present in the list? Bellow is full definition of the type
Now you are ready to get or set the value of the property:
And now you are ready to serialize your object, store it, load definition and deserialize an object back. And it could be not necessarily the same object.
You would have to loop through the properties, read the values, and store it as an XML for later use.
I am not going to go through all specific details in this post, instead, you can find a full code for XML Class serializer here.
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In this article, I will show you how to serialize object to XML in C#. XML serialization converts the public fields and properties of an object into an XML stream. Open Visual Studio. Go to File-New-Project, Choose Console Application. In the application first let us write a class with a few properties.
So, I'd like to find an XML serializer for generic Delphi components, similar to the XmlSerializer used in the .NET FW.
The real problem with using binary streaming methods such as Stream's WriteComponent and ReadComponent nominally support similar functionality, it isn't:
- User editable
- Terribly safe when dealing with multiple versions of components
- Very effective at saving the state of nested components (Comp1.Comp2, etc.)
- You can use the Save method on the Bitmap class to get the bytes into a memory stream, and from there, a byte array. Then you can serialize the byte array. A common way to do that is to use the System.Convert.ToBase64String. Then you can send the bitmap as a string parameter. On the other side.
- #Delphi-Serialization Delphi-Serialization provides functionality for serializing and deserializing Objects to (currently only) XML. Roadmap (rough) more testing; more flexibility; serialize/deserialize to JSON; and more; Project-Dependencies. DunitX (Testframework) DSharp; Spring4D; Example.
While the XML data binding wizard provides similar functionality it has other drawbacks such as:
Delphi Serialize Object To Xml File
- Forces you to keep an external XML/XSD/etc. file in synch with the code
- Tool-generated, so you can't just edit the code, and have to rely on Adapter classes, or a lot of manual editing
- Also not great for versioning
Generic XML serialization of any object (or TPersistent/TComponent descendant, as is more likely) would be considerably more ideal. I've looked into ObjectBinaryToText as well, but it seems rather fragile and I haven't got it working quite right as of yet. The format is also non-standard; once this is being done, XML makes more sense. I've also poked around in the extensive sourcesoap subdirectory (D6 Enterprise, from work View image: /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif), but haven't found the magic bullet I'm looking for.
If anyone knows of a hidden VCL feature I might be able to adapt, or some set of components which addresses this want of mine, that would be awesome. Thanks in advance View image: /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
In Java, one can save a serializable object to a file and load an object from that file. Can we do this in Delphi? If yes, How?
4 Answers
http://blog.dragonsoft.us/2008/04/21/how-to-serialize-delphi-object/
DeHL: http://alex.ciobanu.org/?p=285
Python Serialize Object To Xml
AndréIf you ask 'Can we do this in Delphi?' - the answer is: yes. I guess you want to know, HOW this can be done in Delphi? Well this depends on what do you want to serialize:
If you want to serialize
- your own data objects, then you couldwrite your own saveTo/loadFrom functions
- components, then you could use the built-in component streaming system
- any unknown object, then you need some RTTI techniques and the objects must publish their serializable properties
Delphi Serialize Class To Xml Code
splashsplashThe first article linked to by Andre seems (maybe I skimmed to fast) to use the 'old' pre-D2010 style RTTI (Run-Time Type Information), which is dependent on properties having published visibility in order to be able to enumerate them.
As of D2010 Delphi has a completely new extended RTTI (built on top of the old one) which does not require published visibility and does a lot more than enumerate properties. DeHL, as described in the second article linked to be Andre, does use the new RTTI, and if you are looking for a library, I would also recommend this library.
If you prefer to build your own, you could have a look at an article on XML-serialization using the new RTTI by Robert Love: http://robstechcorner.blogspot.com/2009/10/xml-serialization-basic-usage.html
Robert Love also has a nice overview of RTTI articles: http://robstechcorner.blogspot.com/2009/09/so-what-is-rtti-rtti-is-acronym-for-run.html
And for some more ideas on what can be done with the new style RTTI, have a look at
Practical usage for Delphi's new RTTI - Attributes,Values and Why should I care about RTTI in Delphi?
Marjan VenemaMarjan VenemaXml Serialize To String
NativeXML NativeXML website has the ability to store/retrieve objects in an XML format, which gives you additional manipulation capability over the RTTI methodology. Fast and easy manipulation of XML documents and the added capability of saving/loading persistent objects.