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serialize()

serialize(mixed $number): string

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
$vmixedvalue to serialize

Return value

Storable string in HolyPHP's own format (not compatible with PHP's serialize).

Example

$s = serialize(["a" => 1, "b" => "x"]);
echo strlen($s) > 0 ? "serialized" : "empty";
serialized

See also

unserialize()json_encode()