pub trait Serialize {
    fn serialize<S>(
        &self,
        serializer: S
    ) -> Result<<S as Serializer>::Ok, <S as Serializer>::Error>
    where
        S: Serializer
; }
Expand description

A data structure that can be serialized into any data format supported by Serde.

Serde provides Serialize implementations for many Rust primitive and standard library types. The complete list is here. All of these can be serialized using Serde out of the box.

Additionally, Serde provides a procedural macro called serde_derive to automatically generate Serialize implementations for structs and enums in your program. See the derive section of the manual for how to use this.

In rare cases it may be necessary to implement Serialize manually for some type in your program. See the Implementing Serialize section of the manual for more about this.

Third-party crates may provide Serialize implementations for types that they expose. For example the linked-hash-map crate provides a LinkedHashMap<K, V> type that is serializable by Serde because the crate provides an implementation of Serialize for it.

Required methods

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.

See the Implementing Serialize section of the manual for more information about how to implement this method.

use serde::ser::{Serialize, SerializeStruct, Serializer};

struct Person {
    name: String,
    age: u8,
    phones: Vec<String>,
}

// This is what #[derive(Serialize)] would generate.
impl Serialize for Person {
    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
    where
        S: Serializer,
    {
        let mut s = serializer.serialize_struct("Person", 3)?;
        s.serialize_field("name", &self.name)?;
        s.serialize_field("age", &self.age)?;
        s.serialize_field("phones", &self.phones)?;
        s.end()
    }
}

Implementations on Foreign Types

Implementors

impl<T, A, B> Serialize for AnagolayRecord<T, A, B> where
    T: Serialize,
    A: Serialize,
    B: Serialize

impl<T: AnagolayStructureData, U: AnagolayStructureExtra> Serialize for AnagolayStructure<T, U> where
    T: Serialize,
    U: Serialize

impl<T: ArtifactType> Serialize for AnagolayArtifactStructure<T> where
    T: Serialize

impl<T: ArtifactType> Serialize for AnagolayVersionData<T> where
    T: Serialize

impl Serialize for Reloc

impl Serialize for Type

impl<Reg> Serialize for UnwindCode<Reg> where
    Reg: Serialize

impl<Reg> Serialize for UnwindInfo<Reg> where
    Reg: Serialize

impl<K, V> Serialize for SecondaryMap<K, V> where
    K: EntityRef,
    V: Clone + PartialEq + Serialize

impl<K, V> Serialize for PrimaryMap<K, V> where
    K: EntityRef,
    V: Serialize

impl Serialize for Global

impl Serialize for Table

impl Serialize for Memory

impl Serialize for Event

impl<'erased> Serialize for dyn Serialize + 'erased

impl<'erased> Serialize for dyn Serialize + Send + 'erased

impl<'erased> Serialize for dyn Serialize + Sync + 'erased

impl<'erased> Serialize for dyn Serialize + Send + Sync + 'erased

impl<B, O> Serialize for DecodeDifferent<B, O> where
    B: Serialize + 'static,
    O: Serialize + 'static, 

impl<E: Encode + Serialize> Serialize for FnEncode<E>

impl Serialize for Phase

impl<E: Parameter + Member, T> Serialize for EventRecord<E, T> where
    E: Serialize,
    T: Serialize

impl<K, V, S> Serialize for IndexMap<K, V, S> where
    K: Serialize + Hash + Eq,
    V: Serialize,
    S: BuildHasher

impl<T, S> Serialize for IndexSet<T, S> where
    T: Serialize + Hash + Eq,
    S: BuildHasher

impl Serialize for Error

impl Serialize for Id

impl Serialize for Params

impl Serialize for Call

impl Serialize for Output

impl<T: Config> Serialize for GenesisConfig<T>

impl<T: Config> Serialize for GenesisConfig<T>

impl<T: Config<I>, I: 'static> Serialize for GenesisConfig<T, I>

impl<T: Config> Serialize for GenesisConfig<T> where
    Vec<(T::AccountId, T::ValidatorId, T::Keys)>: Serialize

impl<T: Config> Serialize for GenesisConfig<T> where
    T::AccountId: Serialize

impl<Balance> Serialize for InclusionFee<Balance> where
    Balance: Serialize

impl<Balance> Serialize for FeeDetails<Balance> where
    Balance: Serialize

impl<Balance> Serialize for RuntimeDispatchInfo<Balance> where
    Balance: Display

impl<T> Serialize for Compact<T> where
    T: Serialize

impl Serialize for U128

impl Serialize for U256

impl Serialize for U512

impl Serialize for H128

impl Serialize for H160

impl Serialize for H256

impl Serialize for H512

impl<BlockNumber: Ord, T: Group> Serialize for Forks<BlockNumber, T> where
    BlockNumber: Serialize,
    T: Serialize

impl Serialize for Peer

impl<Hash> Serialize for ExtrinsicOrHash<Hash> where
    Hash: Serialize

impl<Hash> Serialize for ReadProof<Hash> where
    Hash: Serialize

impl Serialize for Health

impl<Hash, Number> Serialize for PeerInfo<Hash, Number> where
    Hash: Serialize,
    Number: Serialize

impl<Number> Serialize for SyncState<Number> where
    Number: Serialize

impl Serialize for Values

impl Serialize for Value

impl Serialize for Number

impl Serialize for Public

impl Serialize for Public

impl Serialize for Public

impl Serialize for PerU16

impl Serialize for Public

impl Serialize for Public

impl Serialize for Public

impl Serialize for Bytes

impl<N> Serialize for ScheduledChange<N> where
    N: Serialize

impl<N: Codec> Serialize for ConsensusLog<N> where
    N: Serialize

impl<T> Serialize for ListOrValue<T> where
    T: Serialize

impl<Hash> Serialize for StorageChangeSet<Hash> where
    Hash: Serialize

impl<Hash, BlockHash> Serialize for TransactionStatus<Hash, BlockHash> where
    Hash: Serialize,
    BlockHash: Serialize

impl Serialize for Value

impl<T: Serialize> Serialize for Spanned<T>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeFieldMap<'a, Event<'_>>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeFieldMap<'a, Attributes<'_>>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeFieldMap<'a, Record<'_>>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeFieldSet<'a>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeLevel<'a>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeId<'a>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeMetadata<'a>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeEvent<'a>

impl<'a> Serialize for SerializeRecord<'a>

impl Serialize for Module

impl<T: Config> Serialize for GenesisConfig<T>