Serialization

The process whereby an object or data structure is translated into a format suitable for transfer over a network, or storage (e.g., in an array buffer or file format).

In {{Glossary("JavaScript")}}, for example, you can serialize an object to a {{Glossary("JSON")}} {{Glossary("string")}} by calling the {{Glossary("function")}} {{jsxref("JSON.stringify()")}}.

{{Glossary("CSS")}} values are serialized by calling the function {{domxref("CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyValue()")}}.

See also

• Serialization on Wikipedia