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WDDXSerialize(input [, useTimeZoneInfo])

Last updated October 16, 2002

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Raymond Camden
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Version: 2 | Requires: ColdFusion MX | Library: CFMLLib

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Description:
Allows for serialization to WDDX.

Return Values:
Returns a WDDX packet.

Example:

<cfscript>
x = arrayNew(1);
x[1] = now();
x[2] = structNew();
x[2].foo = "goo";
packet = wddxSerialize(x);
writeOutput(left(htmlEditFormat(packet),100));
</cfscript>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
input	The value to serialize.	Yes
useTimeZoneInfo	Indicates whether to output time-zone information when serializing CFML to WDDX. The default is yes.	No

Full UDF Source:

	
	<!---
 Allows for serialization to WDDX.
 Updated for CFMX var scope syntax.
 
 @param input      The value to serialize. (Required)
 @param useTimeZoneInfo      Indicates whether to output time-zone information when serializing CFML to WDDX. The default is yes. (Optional)
 @return Returns a WDDX packet. 
 @author Raymond Camden (ray@camdenfamily.com) 
 @version 2, October 16, 2002 
--->
<cffunction name="wddxSerialize" output="false" returnType="string">
    <cfargument name="input" type="any" required="true">
    <cfargument name="useTimeZoneInfo" type="boolean" required="false" default="true">
    
    <cfset var output="">
    
    <cfwddx action="cfml2wddx" input="#input#" output="output" useTimeZoneInfo="#useTimeZoneInfo#">
    <cfreturn output>
</cffunction>