Is it possible to serialize and deserialize a class in C++?

Question

Is it possible to serialize and deserialize a class in C++?

I\'ve been using Java for 3 years now, and serialization / deserialization is fairly trivial in that lang

Answer 1

I suggest looking into Abstract factories which is often used as a basis for serialization

I have answered in another SO question about C++ factories. Please see there if a flexible factory is of interest. I try to describe an old way from ET++ to use macros which has worked great for me.

ET++ was a project to port old MacApp to C++ and X11. In the effort of it Eric Gamma etc started to think about Design Patterns. ET++ contained automatic ways for serialization and introspection at runtime.