[Boost-users] [serialization] How do I unit-test serialization?

Do I just serialize to a memory buffer, then serialize from the same buffer, and then compare the source and destination objects? Should I use a text format (plain and/or XML) with a string-stream source/ sink so I can check by reading? Should I make up a string of a text archive and have my routine try reading it? -- Daryle Walker Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie darylew AT hotmail DOT com