XML vs Binary Serialization - Quick Reference

ISerializable interface - A single method, named GetObjectData, which is responsible for storing object fields during the serialization process. To do this, you just need to populate a passed SerializationInfo object.

 

XML Serialization –

 

• Seralizes only Public fields and properties of an object, or the parameters and return values of methods, into an XML stream.
• Smaller in Size than Binary

 

Bianry Serialization –

 

• Seralizes the public and private fields of the object and the name of the class, including the assembly containing the class, are converted to a stream of bytes, which is then written to a data stream
• Larger in Size than XML

 

 

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Arun Manglick || Senior Tech Lead