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<p>Imported from legacy OpenComputers documentation at ocdoc.cil.li</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Serialization API =<br /> <br /> This module provides simple value serialization.<br /> <br /> * `serialization.serialize(value: any except functions[, pretty:boolean/number]): string`<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;Generates a string from an object that can be parsed again using `serialization.unserialize`. The generated output is Lua code. Supports basic types (nil, boolean, number, string) and tables without cycles (will error out when cycles are detected, unless in `pretty` print mode). Properly handles NaN values and infinity. <br /> The `pretty` mode can be used to generate output for display to the user, this output will in most circumstances not be readable with `serialization.unserialize`.<br /> <br /> The value of pretty defines the number of entries that will be printed. <br /> If pretty is set to true it will by default print 10 entries.<br /> <br /> This function can be useful for sending messages via a network card.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> * `serialization.unserialize(value: string): any`<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;Restores an object previously saved with `serialization.serialize`.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> == Contents ==<br /> <br /> {{:API/contents}}<br /> </div>

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