Serialize variable

XML

<serialize var="var" var_result="var"/>

<serialize /> generates a storable representation of the value of a variable.

<serialize /> is the complement of the UNSERIALIZE operation.

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Defined By
var	var	Variable name	serialize
var_result	var	Result variable name	serialize

Results

Binding	Type	Predicate
var_result	string	N/A

Examples

XML

<array var="names">
  <item key="bg">Bill Gates</item>
  <item key="sj">Steve Jobs</item>
</array>

<output>
  <serialize var="names"/>
</output>

<!-- a:2:{s:2:"bg";s:10:"Bill Gates";s:2:"sj";s:10:"Steve Jobs";} -->