Serializer

__construct(array $normalizers = array(), array $encoders = array())

Parameters

array	$normalizers
array	$encoders

final string serialize(mixed $data, string $format, array $context = array())

Serializes data in the appropriate format.

Parameters

mixed	$data	any data
string	$format	format name
array	$context	options normalizers/encoders have access to

Return Value

string

final object deserialize(mixed $data, string $type, string $format, array $context = array())

Deserializes data into the given type.

Parameters

mixed	$data
string	$type
string	$format
array	$context

Return Value

object

array|scalar normalize($data, string $format = null, array $context = array())

Normalizes an object into a set of arrays/scalars.

Parameters

	$data
string	$format	format the normalization result will be encoded as
array	$context	Context options for the normalizer

Return Value

array|scalar

object denormalize(mixed $data, $type, string $format = null, array $context = array())

Denormalizes data back into an object of the given class.

Parameters

mixed	$data	data to restore
	$type
string	$format	format the given data was extracted from
array	$context	options available to the denormalizer

Return Value

object

bool supportsNormalization(mixed $data, string $format = null)

Checks whether the given class is supported for normalization by this normalizer.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to normalize
string	$format	The format being (de-)serialized from or into

Return Value

bool

bool supportsDenormalization(mixed $data, string $type, string $format = null)

Checks whether the given class is supported for denormalization by this normalizer.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to denormalize from
string	$type	The class to which the data should be denormalized
string	$format	The format being deserialized from

Return Value

bool

final scalar encode(mixed $data, string $format, array $context = array())

Encodes data into the given format.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to encode
string	$format	Format name
array	$context	options that normalizers/encoders have access to

Return Value

scalar

Exceptions

UnexpectedValueException

final mixed decode(string $data, string $format, array $context = array())

Decodes a string into PHP data.

Parameters

string	$data	Data to decode
string	$format	Format name
array	$context	options that decoders have access to The format parameter specifies which format the data is in; valid values depend on the specific implementation. Authors implementing this interface are encouraged to document which formats they support in a non-inherited phpdoc comment.

Return Value

mixed

Exceptions

UnexpectedValueException

bool supportsEncoding(string $format)

Checks whether the serializer can encode to given format.

Parameters

string

$format

format name

Return Value

bool

bool supportsDecoding(string $format)

Checks whether the deserializer can decode from given format.

Parameters

string

$format

format name

Return Value

bool