Is serialization the only option available for sending data?

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I need to send a reference type object to a different destination/application. Do I need to serialize the object before sending it?; Do we have other alternative available to serialization process in such case?

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I need to send a reference type object to a different destination/application. Do I need to serialize the object before sending it?; Do we have other alternative available to serialization process in such case?

Posted 18-Dec-16 0:19am

knackCoder

Updated 18-Dec-16 8:04am

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Michael_Davies · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-18T00:28:00

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You have to send the data to the destination in the form it is expecting.

If you are writing both applications you can do as you please, however using the likes of JSON makes it easier to implement and maintain.

Posted 18-Dec-16 0:28am

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knackCoder 18-Dec-16 14:38pm

Thanks Michael for your response. The application I would require to interact with is already functional. Now we are building a application and as part of some functionality we have to pass information from our system. So please suggest among Binary/XML/JSON serialization, which one will be more reliable;

Michael_Davies 18-Dec-16 14:48pm

Without knowing exactly what you are serialising it is difficult to say, personally I'd avoid XML.

There are Binary JSON as well as text JSON serialisers, search on this site, best to test them out and see which best fits your requirements.

CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-18T08:04:00

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I need to send a reference type object to a different destination/application. Do I need to serialize the object before sending it?; Do we have other alternative available to serialization process in such case?

The alternative is rolling your own serializzation mechanism, that is

Retrieve all state information of the object.
Write such information using a protocol common to both the applications (and send it to the other application)
On the target application side, using the information retrieved, build up a fresh object.

Usually, if an existing serialization mechanism is available, things are a bit easier.