mono/mcs/class/System.Runtime.Serialization/Documentation/en/ns-System.Runtime.Serialization.xml

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<Namespace Name="System.Runtime.Serialization">
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    <summary>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>The <see cref="N:System.Runtime.Serialization" /> namespace contains classes that can be used for serializing and deserializing objects. Serialization is the process of converting an object or a graph of objects into a linear sequence of bytes for either storage or transmission to another location. Deserialization is the process of taking in stored information and recreating objects from it.</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>The <see cref="T:System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable" /> interface provides a way for classes to control their own serialization behavior. Classes in the <see cref="N:System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters" /> namespace control the actual formatting of various data types encapsulated in the serialized objects.</para>
      <para>Formatters that serialize and deserialize objects to and from a particular format can be found in the <see cref="N:System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters" /> namespace.</para>
    </remarks>
  </Docs>
</Namespace>