How to save an object to a file in Delphi

Question

In Java, one can save a serializable object to a file and load an object from that file. Can we do this in Delphi? If yes, How?

Answer 1

If you ask "Can we do this in Delphi?" - the answer is: yes. I guess you want to know, HOW this can be done in Delphi? Well this depends on what do you want to serialize:

If you want to serialize

• your own data objects, then you could write your own saveTo/loadFrom functions
• components, then you could use the built-in component streaming system
• any unknown object, then you need some RTTI techniques and the objects must publish their serializable properties

Answer 2

http://blog.dragonsoft.us/2008/04/21/how-to-serialize-delphi-object/
DeHL: http://alex.ciobanu.org/?p=285