boost serialization of native type defined with typedef contained within struct

Question

I have a MyFile.hpp header file which contains various types and enums. How do i do serialization/ desrialization of given example code.

//MyFile.hpp

Answer 1

Maps, strings etc. can just be serialized by including the relevant header:

#include <boost/serialization/map.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/string.hpp>

The enum counts as a primitive type:

A type T is Serializable if and only if one of the following is true:

• it is a primitive type.

  By primitive type we mean a C++ built-in type and ONLY a C++ built-in type. Arithmetic (including characters), bool, enum are primitive types. Below in serialization traits, we define a "primitive" implementation level in a different way for a different purpose. This can be a source of confusion.

• It is a class type and one of the following has been declared according to the prototypes detailed below:
  • a class member function serialize
  • a global function serialize
• it is a pointer to a Serializable type.
• it is a reference to a Serializable type.
• it is a native C++ Array of Serializable type.

For more tricky cases there is BOOST_STRONG_TYPEDEF (see documentation "Serialization Wrappers")