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| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=object-graph-serialization>Object Graph Serialization<a href=#object-graph-serialization class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Object Graph Serialization" title="Direct link to Object Graph Serialization" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Apache Fory™ provides automatic serialization of complex object graphs, preserving the structure and relationships between objects. The <code>FORY_STRUCT</code> macro generates efficient serialization code at compile time, eliminating reflection overhead.</p> |
| <p><strong>Key capabilities:</strong></p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Nested struct serialization with arbitrary depth</li> |
| <li class="">Collection types (vector, set, map)</li> |
| <li class="">Optional fields with <code>std::optional<T></code></li> |
| <li class="">Smart pointers (<code>std::shared_ptr</code>, <code>std::unique_ptr</code>)</li> |
| <li class="">Automatic handling of primitive types and strings</li> |
| <li class="">Efficient binary encoding with variable-length integers</li> |
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| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token macro property directive-hash" style=color:#36acaa>#</span><span class="token macro property directive keyword" style=color:#00009f>include</span><span class="token macro property" style=color:#36acaa> </span><span class="token macro property string" style=color:#e3116c>"fory/serialization/fory.h"</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token macro property directive-hash" style=color:#36acaa>#</span><span class="token macro property directive keyword" style=color:#00009f>include</span><span class="token macro property" style=color:#36acaa> </span><span class="token macro property string" style=color:#e3116c><vector></span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token macro property directive-hash" style=color:#36acaa>#</span><span class="token macro property directive keyword" style=color:#00009f>include</span><span class="token macro property" style=color:#36acaa> </span><span class="token macro property string" style=color:#e3116c><map></span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>using</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>namespace</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">serialization</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Define structs</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Address</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string street</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string city</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string country</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>bool</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>operator</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> Address </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&</span><span class="token plain">other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>return</span><span class="token plain"> street </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">street </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"> city </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">city </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> country </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">country</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Address</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> street</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> city</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> country</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Person</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> age</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Address address</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">vector</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token plain">std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> hobbies</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">map</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token plain">std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> metadata</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>bool</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>operator</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> Person </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&</span><span class="token plain">other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>return</span><span class="token plain"> name </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">name </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"> age </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">age </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> address </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">address </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"> hobbies </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">hobbies </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> metadata </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">metadata</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Person</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> age</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> address</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> hobbies</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> metadata</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>main</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> fory </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Fory</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>builder</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>xlang</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>build</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>register_struct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">Address</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>register_struct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">Person</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>200</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Person person</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"John Doe"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>30</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"123 Main St"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"New York"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"USA"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"reading"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"coding"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"role"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"developer"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">person</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> decoded </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>deserialize</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">Person</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>assert</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">person </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> decoded</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=serialization-apis>Serialization APIs<a href=#serialization-apis class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Serialization APIs" title="Direct link to Serialization APIs" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=serialize-to-new-vector>Serialize to New Vector<a href=#serialize-to-new-vector class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Serialize to New Vector" title="Direct link to Serialize to New Vector" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> fory </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Fory</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>builder</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>xlang</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>build</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>register_struct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">MyStruct obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>/* ... */</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Serialize - returns Result<std::vector<uint8_t>, Error></span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>ok</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">vector</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>uint8_t</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> bytes </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>move</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Use bytes...</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>else</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Handle error</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">cerr </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><<</span><span class="token plain"> result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>error</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>to_string</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><<</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">endl</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=serialize-to-existing-buffer>Serialize to Existing Buffer<a href=#serialize-to-existing-buffer class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Serialize to Existing Buffer" title="Direct link to Serialize to Existing Buffer" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Serialize to existing Buffer (fastest path)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">Buffer buffer</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize_to</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">buffer</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>ok</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> size_t bytes_written </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// buffer now contains serialized data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Serialize to existing vector (zero-copy)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">vector</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>uint8_t</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> output</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize_to</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">output</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>ok</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> size_t bytes_written </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// output now contains serialized data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=deserialize-from-byte-array>Deserialize from Byte Array<a href=#deserialize-from-byte-array class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Deserialize from Byte Array" title="Direct link to Deserialize from Byte Array" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Deserialize from raw pointer</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>deserialize</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">data_ptr</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> data_size</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>ok</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> MyStruct obj </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>move</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Deserialize from vector</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">vector</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>uint8_t</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> data </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>/* ... */</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>deserialize</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">data</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Deserialize from Buffer (updates reader_index)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">Buffer </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>buffer</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">data</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>deserialize</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">buffer</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=error-handling>Error Handling<a href=#error-handling class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Error Handling" title="Direct link to Error Handling" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Fory uses a <code>Result<T, Error></code> type for error handling:</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Check if operation succeeded</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>ok</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>auto</span><span class="token plain"> value </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>move</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Use value...</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>else</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Error error </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> result</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>error</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">cerr </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><<</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"Error: "</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><<</span><span class="token plain"> error</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>to_string</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><<</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">endl</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Or use FORY_TRY macro for early return</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_TRY</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">bytes</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Use bytes directly...</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Common error types:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><code>Error::type_mismatch</code> - Type ID mismatch during deserialization</li> |
| <li class=""><code>Error::invalid_data</code> - Invalid or corrupted data</li> |
| <li class=""><code>Error::buffer_out_of_bound</code> - Buffer overflow/underflow</li> |
| <li class=""><code>Error::type_error</code> - Type registration error</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=the-fory_struct-macro>The FORY_STRUCT Macro<a href=#the-fory_struct-macro class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to The FORY_STRUCT Macro" title="Direct link to The FORY_STRUCT Macro" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>The <code>FORY_STRUCT</code> macro registers a class for serialization (struct works the |
| same way):</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> x</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string y</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">vector</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> z</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">MyStruct</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> x</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> y</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> z</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Private fields are supported when the macro is placed in a <code>public:</code> section:</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">PrivateUser</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>PrivateUser</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>id_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>name_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>move</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>bool</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>operator</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> PrivateUser </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&</span><span class="token plain">other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>return</span><span class="token plain"> id_ </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">id_ </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&&</span><span class="token plain"> name_ </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>==</span><span class="token plain"> other</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">name_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> id_ </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string name_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">PrivateUser</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> id_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> name_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=accessor-properties>Accessor Properties<a href=#accessor-properties class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Accessor Properties" title="Direct link to Accessor Properties" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <p>Use <code>FORY_PROPERTY</code> when the serialized field is exposed through accessor |
| methods instead of a data member. This keeps the type registered as a normal |
| struct type:</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">AccountImpl</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Account</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>explicit</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>Account</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">AccountImpl </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>*</span><span class="token plain">impl</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>impl_</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">impl</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>return</span><span class="token plain"> impl_</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-></span><span class="token plain">id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Account </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> impl_</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-></span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>return</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>*</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>this</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> AccountImpl </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>*</span><span class="token plain">impl_ </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>nullptr</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Account</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_PROPERTY</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><code>FORY_PROPERTY(id)</code> calls <code>obj.id()</code> to read the field and <code>obj.id(value)</code> to |
| write it. The field type is inferred from the const getter return type with |
| cv-qualifiers and references removed, so <code>const int32_t &</code> is treated as |
| <code>int32_t</code>.</p> |
| <p>Use the three-argument form when the getter and setter have different names:</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>&</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>get_id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>const</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>void</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>set_id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">User</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_PROPERTY</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> get_id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> set_id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Field metadata can be attached as the final argument:</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Account</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_PROPERTY</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>F</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>varint</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">User</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_PROPERTY</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> get_id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> set_id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>F</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>varint</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>When <code>FORY_STRUCT</code> is declared at namespace scope, the accessor methods must be |
| public. For private PIMPL accessors or private data members, place |
| <code>FORY_STRUCT</code> inside the class in a <code>public:</code> section.</p> |
| <p>The macro:</p> |
| <ol> |
| <li class="">Generates compile-time field metadata</li> |
| <li class="">Enables member or ADL (Argument-Dependent Lookup) discovery for serialization</li> |
| <li class="">Creates efficient serialization code via template specialization</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Must be declared inside the class definition (struct works the same way) or |
| at namespace scope</li> |
| <li class="">Must be placed after all field declarations (when used inside the class)</li> |
| <li class="">When used inside a class, the macro must be placed in a <code>public:</code> section</li> |
| <li class="">All listed fields must be serializable types</li> |
| <li class="">Field order in the macro is not important</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=external--third-party-types>External / Third-Party Types<a href=#external--third-party-types class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to External / Third-Party Types" title="Direct link to External / Third-Party Types" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>When you cannot modify a third-party type, use <code>FORY_STRUCT</code> at namespace |
| scope. This only works with public data members or public accessor methods.</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>namespace</span><span class="token plain"> thirdparty </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Foo</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Foo</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// namespace thirdparty</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Limitations:</strong></p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Must be declared at namespace scope in the same namespace as the type</li> |
| <li class="">Only public data members or accessor methods are supported</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=inherited-fields>Inherited Fields<a href=#inherited-fields class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Inherited Fields" title="Direct link to Inherited Fields" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>To include base-class fields in a derived type, use <code>FORY_BASE(Base)</code> inside |
| <code>FORY_STRUCT</code>. The base must define its own <code>FORY_STRUCT</code> so its fields can be |
| referenced.</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Base</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> a</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Base</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> a</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Derived</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token base-clause class-name">Base</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> b</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Derived</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_BASE</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Base</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> b</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Base fields are serialized before derived fields.</li> |
| <li class="">Only fields visible from the derived type are supported.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=nested-structs>Nested Structs<a href=#nested-structs class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Nested Structs" title="Direct link to Nested Structs" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Nested structs are fully supported:</p> |
| <div class="language-cpp codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-cpp codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Inner</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int32_t</span><span class="token plain"> value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Inner</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> value</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>struct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Outer</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Inner inner</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> std</span><span class="token double-colon punctuation" style=color:#393A34>::</span><span class="token plain">string label</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>FORY_STRUCT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">Outer</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> inner</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> label</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Both must be registered</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>register_struct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">Inner</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style=color:#d73a49>register_struct</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">Outer</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=performance-tips>Performance Tips<a href=#performance-tips class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Performance Tips" title="Direct link to Performance Tips" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><strong>Buffer Reuse</strong>: Use <code>serialize_to(buffer, obj)</code> with pre-allocated buffers</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Pre-registration</strong>: Register all types before serialization starts</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Single-Threaded</strong>: Use <code>build()</code> instead of <code>build_thread_safe()</code> when possible</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Disable Tracking</strong>: Use <code>track_ref(false)</code> when references aren't needed</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Compact Encoding</strong>: Variable-length encoding for space efficiency</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <li class=""><a class="" href=/docs/1.2.0/guide/cpp/configuration>Configuration</a> - Builder options</li> |
| <li class=""><a class="" href=/docs/1.2.0/guide/cpp/type_registration>Type Registration</a> - Registering types</li> |
| <li class=""><a class="" href=/docs/1.2.0/guide/cpp/supported_types>Supported Types</a> - All supported types</li> |
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