Encoding, Decoding, and Serialization

Make your data types encodable and decodable for compatibility with external representations such as JSON.

A type that can convert itself into and out of an external representation.

A type that can encode itself to an external representation.

A type that can decode itself from an external representation.

A type that can be used as a key for encoding and decoding.

A user-defined key for providing context during encoding and decoding.

A type that can encode values into a native format for external representation.

A type that can decode values from a native format into in-memory representations.

An error that occurs during the encoding of a value.

An error that occurs during the decoding of a value.

A container that can support the storage and direct encoding of a single non-keyed value.

A concrete container that provides a view into an encoder’s storage, making the encoded properties of an encodable type accessible by keys.

A type that provides a view into an encoder’s storage and is used to hold the encoded properties of an encodable type in a keyed manner.

A type that provides a view into an encoder’s storage and is used to hold the encoded properties of an encodable type sequentially, without keys.

A concrete container that provides a view into a decoder’s storage, making the encoded properties of a decodable type accessible by keys.

A container that can support the storage and direct decoding of a single nonkeyed value.

A type that provides a view into a decoder’s storage and is used to hold the encoded properties of a decodable type in a keyed manner.

A type that provides a view into a decoder’s storage and is used to hold the encoded properties of a decodable type sequentially, without keys.

Use your custom types in operations that depend on testing for equality or order and as members of sets and dictionaries.

Allow values of your type to be expressed using different kinds of literals.