SplObjectStorage::serialize

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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Serializes the storage

Description

SplObjectStorage::serialize(): string

Returns a string representation of the storage.

A string representing the storage.

php

<?php
$s = new SplObjectStorage;
$o = new stdClass;
$s[$o] = "data";

echo $s->serialize()."\n";
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output

x:i:1;O:8:"stdClass":0:{},s:4:"data";;m:a:0:{}