Re: [Boost-users] Serialization of a complex data structure

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Serialization of a complex data structure
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-30 12:08:02

Try looking inside boost/serialization/vector.hpp to see how it was done for the STL containers.

Robert Ramey

Marco Meoni - Sbaush wrote:
> Yes.
> I did an example like this to learn how to serialize in the
> "classical" way. 
> 
> 
> My problem is that i can't define a serialize method inside
> Container, but i would serialize it anyway. How can i serialize the
> Example strut entirely?  
> 
> 
> Do you understand my problem?
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> Marco Meoni - Sbaush wrote:
>> Can someone help me?
>> Robert, where can I find what you're talking about?
> 
> I don't know what you're trying to do so I'll take a guess.
> 
> Does this look like what you want to do?
> 
> struct Container {
>     int m_container_member;
>     ... // more members
>     template<class Archive>
>     void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version){
>         ar & m_container_member;
>         ... // more members
>     }
> };
> 
> struct Example {
>     friend class boost::serialization::access; // not really
> necessary as all "struct" members are public 
>     template<class Archive>
>     void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version){
>         ar & m_container;
>     }
> };
> 
> int main(int argc, char * argv[]){
>     const Container c = ...
>     std::fostream os("filename");
>     boost::serialization::archive ar(os);
>     ar & c;
> }
> 
> Does that help any?
> 
> Robert Ramey
> 
> 
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