The Serializer Component

HTL Rennweg

Description

Using the serializer component in Symfony to turn objects into a specific format (XML, JSON, YAML, …) and the other way around.

Goals

I know

• what the Symfony serializer component is
• which encoders are supported by the serializer by default
• how to skip null values when using the serializer
• in which scenarios I want to ignore certain attributes for output
• what a name converter is

I can

• name use-cases for using the serializer component
• setup the symfony serializer for my project
• use the serializer to decode objects in my code
• use the serializer to encode objects in my code
• can name use-cases for using attribute groups
• make use of attribute groups
• apply at least one method to ignore attributes when serializing
• make use of a name converter