.NET Serialization (BinaryFormater, SoapFormatter and XmlSerializer)

Object serialization is the process of converting an object to a format that is suitable for persistence (database, file, etc) or transportation (remoting, Web Services, MSMQ, etc). This post shows how to serialize objects (whatever they are alone or within a generic or non generic collection) by using the three types of serializers available on .NET Framework 2.0 and above. Includes application example with full source code, and performance tests.