converting a class to string and sending it over the net?

[MrPolite]

I have a class which contains some variables (strings and integers). Is there an easy way to convert the whole class to string?
what I want to do is to send the class to another instance of my app over the internet, so I'm assuming it has to be converted to text first. I'm just wondering if there is an easy way for this. Because I actually have like 10 classes and each of them have many different variables in them. Converting a string representation of each to its correct class type would be a little annoying. So is there an easy way to do this?:rolleyes:

[Edneeis]

You could serialize it to xml.

[MrPolite]

Originally posted by Edneeis
You could serialize it to xml. :eek: Glad to hear there is a way!!! :) :) :)
I will take a look at it later, thanks.

[hellswraith]

That is exactly why serialization was created in .Net. You can send objects easily over the Internet.

[Lethal]

Yep. Xml is great (Assuming you are serializing into Xml). I use it extensively with XSL at my job site.

[PT Exorcist]

http://www.eponymous.eclipse.co.uk/dotnetfaq.htm#Serialization