The stream contents macros are added to a class so that its objects can be serialized. This section introduces the streaming macros you need to use in most situations. For details of these macros and additional macros required in some cases, see Advanced Tools Module | Serialization | Serialization Macros on the Modules tab of the SourcePro API Reference Guide.

The serialization support macros include macros for the header file and macros for the source file. The header file macros declare the underlying streaming implementation methods that make your C++ class serializable. The source file macros define some required streaming functions and help you define the streamContents() function.