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serialize

Generate a representation of a storable value
Name:serialize
Category:Variable processing
Programming Language:php
One-line Description:Converts values to storable representations.

Example

Convert values to storable representations:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$data</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token function">serialize</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token variable">$data</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span></span>

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