interface SerializationInterface in Plug 7

Defines an interface for serialization formats.

Hierarchy

• interface \Drupal\Component\Serialization\SerializationInterface

File

lib/Drupal/Component/Serialization/SerializationInterface.php, line 13

Contains \Drupal\Component\Serialization\SerializationInterface.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Serialization

interface SerializationInterface {

  /**
   * Encodes data into the serialization format.
   *
   * @param mixed $data
   *   The data to encode.
   *
   * @return string
   *   The encoded data.
   */
  public static function encode($data);

  /**
   * Decodes data from the serialization format.
   *
   * @param string $raw
   *   The raw data string to decode.
   *
   * @return mixed
   *   The decoded data.
   */
  public static function decode($raw);

  /**
   * Gets the file extension for this serialization format.
   *
   * @return string
   *   The file extension, without leading dot.
   */
  public static function getFileExtension();

}

Members

Name	Modifiers	Type	Description	Overrides
SerializationInterface::decode	public static	function	Decodes data from the serialization format.	3
SerializationInterface::encode	public static	function	Encodes data into the serialization format.	3
SerializationInterface::getFileExtension	public static	function	Gets the file extension for this serialization format.	3