Serializes an instance to a file.
Syntax
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instance_serialize(instance, file_name, explicit_serialize_map=noone)
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| instance | real | The id of the instance to be serialized. |
| file_name | string | The name of the file to save the instance to. |
| explicit_serialize_map | real (optional) | A ds_map that maps variable names to functions that will serialize the variable. |
Returns: N/A
Description
This function will serialize an instance to JSON and write that to a file in plain text. If you wish to save it more securely, you’ll have to write your own function to do so. However this won’t be that hard. Just call instance_to_map on the instance, and serialize and save that map however you’d like. Just remember to write a complimentary function to deserialize it.