Re: [Boost-users] Problems with char* serialization

Sorry, but I dont understand. The documentation says that I can serialize a pointer to a Serializable type such as a primitive type. Is this true? Ariel On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Robert Ramey wrote:

binary_object will do it - but you have to create the array by hand.

look at using a reference to an array in stead of a pointer.

Robert Ramey

"Ariel Brunetto" wrote in message news:c1bd22250804081247i4c34489fh5f69a0d0c8595b73@mail.gmail.com... My pointer to a char is actually an array. Is it possible to serialize it in this way?

Ariel

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Robert Ramey wrote:

...

serializing a pointer to a char is will only serialize one char.

try serializating either an array of characters or an std::string

Robert Ramey

"Ariel Brunetto" wrote in message news:c1bd22250804081016m1bf9c734s143a08b9a166a2bb@mail.gmail.com... Hello!

My name is Ariel and this is my first time with boost. I spent a few days looking arround the serialization library, and right now I have a project with my first serialized classes. I spent some time reading the documentation and the tutorial. I am having problems serializing pointers. I am trying to serialize a const char* and it seems that doesn't work in the trivial way.

This is my code:

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // myserializeclass.h

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <fstream> #include #include #include

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- class MySerializeClass { private: friend class boost::serialization::access; template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int uiVersion) { ar & m_pChar; } // members to serialize public: char* m_pChar; };

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOST_CLASS_TRACKING(MySerializeAbstractBase, ::boost::serialization::track_never)

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // myserializeclass.cpp

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- int main() { MySerializeClass MySerializeClassObject;

std::ofstream ofs(akFilename); boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(ofs);

oa << MySerializeClassObject; return 0; }

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

It doesn't compile. I get the following error:

1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\platformsdk\include\boost\serialization\access.hpp(109) : error C2228: left of '.serialize' must have class/struct/union

I know that this is my mistake, but I don't know how to fix it ;). I know that there is a lot of consideration about pointer serialization. Could you point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance! Ariel

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