Serialization in c#

In C#, serialization is the process of converting object into byte stream so that it can be saved to memory, file or database. The reverse process of serialization is called deserialization.

Example:

1. using System;  
2. using System.IO;  
3. using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;  
4. [Serializable]  
5. class Student  
6. {  
7.     int rollno;  
8.     string name;  
9.     public Student(int rollno, string name)  
10.     {  
11.         this.rollno = rollno;  
12.         this.name = name;  
13.     }  
14. }  
15. public class SerializeExample  
16. {  
17.     public static void Main(string[] args)  
18.     {  
19.         FileStream stream = new FileStream("e:\\sss.txt", FileMode.OpenOrCreate);  
20.         BinaryFormatter formatter=new BinaryFormatter();  
21.           
22.         Student s = new Student(101, "sonoo");  
23.         formatter.Serialize(stream, s);  
24.   
25.         stream.Close();  
26.     }  
27. }