AbstractSerializer Class

AbstractSerializer converts test object in string format or from string format to test object.

Serializer is used to serialize and visualize test objects: including requests or responses, They will be stored in history, log and automation scripts.

Please note that the Serializer has nothing to do with the data sent to your target application, this will be guaranteed by Automation framework and its extensions.

This is the base class of all Serializers. Hummingbird TestFramework provides XmlSerializer to convert objects to XML, JsonSerializer to convert object to Json, SoapSerializer to convert object to SoapMessage, ...

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SystemObject
Hummingbird.TestFramework.SerializationAbstractSerializer
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Namespace: Hummingbird.TestFramework.Serialization
Assembly: Hummingbird.TestFramework (in Hummingbird.TestFramework.dll) Version: 1.2.0.0

Syntax

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public abstract class AbstractSerializer

Public MustInherit Class AbstractSerializer

public ref class AbstractSerializer abstract

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type AbstractSerializer =  class end

The AbstractSerializer type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	AbstractSerializer	Initializes a new instance of the AbstractSerializer class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CanDeserialize	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance can be deserialized.
	DocumentFormat	Gets the type of the text folding (XML, C#, ...)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Deserialize(String, Type)	Deserializes the specified value.
	Deserialize(String, Type, AbstractMetadata, ListSerializationException)	Deserializes the specified value.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetInstance	Gets or sets static instance of the serializer.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Serialize(Object, Type)	Serialize the object "o", in type of objectType. with out using metadata;
	Serialize(Object, Type, AbstractMetadata)	Serialize the object "o", in type of objectType, with the metadata provided (optional)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	ToStringOrXml	Converts any Object to string representation in String or XML format. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
	ToXmlString	Converts any Object to string representation in XML format. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)

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Reference

Hummingbird.TestFramework.Serialization Namespace

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