Xml for Object Serialization

Let's understand how object serialization/deserialization works in Powershell and Python.

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Handling XML data is fairly easy in PowerShell in comparison to any other scripting language. PowerShell provides Export-Clixml cmdlet to serialize an object and store it in an XML file. Later, we can use the Import-Clixml cmdlet to import the XML back to PowerShell in the form of objects without losing data integrity once the data is restored.

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In computer science, the translation of data structures or objects into a format that can be stored, such as XML or JSON, is called serialization. So when PowerShell objects are translated to XML format using the Export-Clixml cmdlet, it can be said that PowerShell objects are serialized to an XML file. In the following example, we get a few modules in PowerShell and serialize them to an XML file Test.xml using the Export-Clixml cmdlet.

Note: Run the cat Test.xml command after hitting the Run button to see the Test.xml file.

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Introduction

Basics

Object Introspection

Data Types and Its Manipulation

Data Structures

Conditional Statements

Loops

Functions

Handling Json, Xml, and Csv

Error Handling and Builtin Functions

Builtin Functions

Appendix

Conclusion

Xml for Object Serialization

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