From: Wes Gamble <weyus@...>
Date: 2006-05-09T03:32:07+09:00
Subject: Custom serialization scheme

I have an object with one attribute that is unserializable (due to it's 
containing a Proc).

I am trying to figure out how to do the customized serialization 
routines for it.

Assume that my attribute that I don't want to serialize is named 
@transient.  If I wanted to make sure that @transient didn't get dumped, 
couldn't I just do:

def marshal_dump
  @transient = nil
  self._dump
end

I'm basically wanting to take advantage of the built-in serialization 
but exclude one attribute from it.

Would I have to also create a marshal_load method in this case?

Am I required to come up with a custom marshaling and unmarshaling 
scheme for _all_ of the N-1 attributes that I _do_ want to have be 
serializable, in order to just exclude this one?

Thanks,
Wes

-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.