OpenEdge ABL API Reference

OpenEdge.Messaging.StringSerializer

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Namespace:

OpenEdge.Messaging

Type: Class

StringSerializer

Parent Classes:

Progress.Lang.Object

OpenEdge.Messaging.StringSerializer

Inherits:

Progress.Lang.Object

Implements:

OpenEdge.Messaging.ISerializer

	/*
	Copyright Â© 2021,2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
	Purpose:
	This is the Default implementation of a String serializer. It provides a basic set of functionality
	for converting longchar values that have been wrapped in an OpenEdge.Core.String object to a
	MEMPTR.
	The character encoding is by default UTF-8. The default encoding can be overridden by providing
	providing a topic level configuration or a producer level configuration option.
	@see ProducerConfig:ValueSerializerEncoding

Method Summary

	Options	Name	Purpose
		MEMPTR Serialize (Object, ISerializationContext)	/** Convert an object to a MEMPTR. Only OpenEdge.Core.String is supported. An exception will be thrown if any other type of object is passed in. Serializing an invalid object or UNKNOWN will return UNKNOWN. @param data An object that is to be serialized as a MEMPTR @param serializationContext A context object that is topic specific provided by the producer. @return A memptr representation of of the data. This data is sent by the producer over the network. */

Method Detail

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Purpose:
	Convert an object to a MEMPTR. Only OpenEdge.Core.String is supported. An exception
	will be thrown if any other type of object is passed in. Serializing an invalid object or UNKNOWN will
	return UNKNOWN.

Parameters:
data	Progress.Lang.Object
	An object that is to be serialized as a MEMPTR
serializationContext	OpenEdge.Messaging.ISerializationContext
	A context object that is topic specific provided by the producer.
Returns	MEMPTR
	A memptr representation of of the data. This data is sent by the producer over the network.