[Boost-users] [Serialization] Understanding the magic behing serialization through base pointer

Hi, I'm trying to understand how the magic works for serializing an object through a base pointer. I see that a type id object is stored to be able to use a string id to look it up at runtime. Some of the real magic however seems to happen in oserializer, which is able to match a templated archive to a registered type. I think I understand the basics of it. The really weird thing, which I think is the key to instantiating all the variations of serialize() and all the known archives is in register_archive.hpp. I'd love a more detailed explanation how that part actually works. // Sebastian Karlsson