Serialization in the .NET Framework with Visual Basic

Serialization is the process of converting an object into a stream of bytes in order to persist it to memory, a database, or a file. You can save and re-create such objects using functionality provided by the .NET Framework.

In This Section

• Basics of .NET Framework Serialization
  Provides an overview of serialization using .NET Framework classes.

• Classes Used in .NET Framework Serialization
  Lists .NET Framework classes used in serialization.