Question

I have a C++ objects that looks like this

class myClass
{
    vector<OtherClass*> otherClassVector;
    AnotherClass* anotherClassObj;
    // A few other primitive types and functions
}

What is the best way to store this to disk and read it back programmatically?
Will using fstream read/write in binary mode work? Or should I use boost serialization? And why?
I don’t require the stored file to be human readable.

Answer 1

Using boost::serialization is simply, than write your own serializer. If OtherClass is concrete type (not base) – serialize by read/write is simple, for vector – just save size and than array (if your myClass has no non-POD types) and then store element on which points anotheClassObj pointer…