Serializable::serialize
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
Serializable::serialize — String representation of object
Description
abstract public string Serializable::serialize
( void
)
Should return the string representation of the object.
Note:
This method acts as the destructor of the object. The __destruct() method will not be called after this method.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the string representation of the object or NULL
Errors/Exceptions
Throws Exception when returning other types then strings and NULL