Node.js v8.serialize() Method
Last Updated :
28 Jul, 2020
The v8.serialize() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the v8 module which is used to serialize any type of data into a buffer using default serializer.
Syntax:
v8.serialize(value);
Parameters: This method one parameter as described below and mentioned above.
- value: This is a required parameter, refers to any type of data to be serialized by default serializer
Return Value: This method returns a buffer containing serialized data of the passed value.
Below examples illustrate the use of v8.serialize() method in Node.js.
Example 1: Filename: index.js
const v8 = require( 'v8' );
console.log(v8.serialize( "geeksforgeeks" ));
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Run index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
<Buffer ff 0d 22 0d 67 65 65 6b 73 66 6f 72 67 65 65 6b 73>
Example 2: Filename: index.js
const v8 = require( 'v8' );
serialized_data = v8.serialize( "abcdefg" );
console.log( "\nSerialized data is " );
console.log(serialized_data);
serialized_data = v8.serialize(58375693);
console.log( "\nSerialized data is " );
console.log(serialized_data);
serialized_data = v8.serialize(73847.0234);
console.log( "\nSerialized data is " );
console.log(serialized_data);
serialized_data = v8.serialize( '\n' );
console.log( "\nSerialized data is " );
console.log(serialized_data);
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Run index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Serialized data is
<Buffer ff 0d 22 07 61 62 63 64 65 66 67>
Serialized data is
<Buffer ff 0d 49 9a f8 d5 37>
Serialized data is
<Buffer ff 0d 4e ac ad d8 5f 70 07 f2 40>
Serialized data is
<Buffer ff 0d 22 01 0a>
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/v8.html#v8_v8_serialize_value
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