The
ArrayObject::serialize() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to serialize the ArrayObject.
Syntax:
string ArrayObject::serialize( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the serialized representation of the ArrayObject.
Below program illustrates the ArrayObject::serialize() function in PHP:
Program:
Output:
string(113) "C:11:"ArrayObject":89:{
x:i:0;a:3:{
s:1:"a";s:7:"Welcome";
s:1:"b";s:2:"to";
s:1:"c";s:13:"GeeksforGeeks";
}
;m:a:0:{}
}"
string(89) "x:i:0;a:3 {
s:1:"a";s:7:"Welcome";
s:1:"b";s:2:"to";
s:1:"c";s:13:"GeeksforGeeks";
};m:a:0:{}"
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/arrayobject.serialize.php