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105 lines
3.3 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
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<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/var.xml, last change in rev 1.28 -->
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<refentry id="function.serialize">
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>serialize</refname>
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<refpurpose>
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Generates a storable representation of a value
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</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<methodsynopsis>
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<type>string</type><methodname>serialize</methodname>
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<methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
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</methodsynopsis>
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<simpara>
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<function>serialize</function> returns a string containing a
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byte-stream representation of <parameter>value</parameter> that
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can be stored anywhere.
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</simpara>
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<simpara>
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This is useful for storing or passing PHP values around without
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losing their type and structure.
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</simpara>
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<simpara>
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To make the serialized string into a PHP value again, use
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<function>unserialize</function>. <function>serialize</function>
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handles all types, except the <type>resource</type>-type.
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You can even <function>serialize</function> arrays that contain
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references to itself. References inside the array/object you
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are <function>serialize</function>ing will also be stored.
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</simpara>
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<!-- TODO
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in 4.0.4pl1 this didn't work properly, however, there
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been some fixes. I don't know whether this all
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works correctly now, and if so, whether it is since 405
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or 406
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<note>
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<simpara>
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This didn't work correctly until 4.0.?
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</simpara>
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</note>
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</simpara>
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-->
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<note>
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<para>
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In PHP 3, object properties will be serialized, but methods are
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lost. PHP 4 removes that limitation and restores both properties
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and methods. Please see the <link
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linkend="language.oop.serialization">Serializing Objects</link>
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section of <link linkend="language.oop">Classes and
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Objects</link> for more information.
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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<example>
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<title><function>serialize</function> example</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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// $session_data contains a multi-dimensional array with session
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// information for the current user. We use serialize() to store
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// it in a database at the end of the request.
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$conn = odbc_connect ("webdb", "php", "chicken");
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$stmt = odbc_prepare ($conn,
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"UPDATE sessions SET data = ? WHERE id = ?");
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$sqldata = array (serialize($session_data), $PHP_AUTH_USER);
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if (!odbc_execute ($stmt, &$sqldata)) {
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$stmt = odbc_prepare($conn,
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"INSERT INTO sessions (id, data) VALUES(?, ?)");
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if (!odbc_execute($stmt, &$sqldata)) {
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/* Something went wrong. Bitch, whine and moan. */
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}
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}
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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</example>
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</para>
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<para>
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See Also: <function>unserialize</function>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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End:
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vim600: syn=xml fen fdm=syntax fdl=2 si
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vim: et tw=78 syn=sgml
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vi: ts=1 sw=1
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