Serializing and Deserializing Data

Accounts & Data

Chapter 4: Serializing and Deserializing Data

Anchor handles data serialization automatically with Borsh.

Serialization

Anchor uses Borsh for efficiency.

Manual Serialization

Use borsh::BorshSerialize and BorshDeserialize for custom needs.

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Page Layout:

• Header: Fixed top bar with "Solana Learn" logo, navigation, and profile icon.

• Main Content:

  • Left Panel (60%): This text content.

  • Right Panel (40%): Code snippet for serialization.

• Footer: Link to Borsh Docs.

Visuals:

• Code Snippet: Manual serialization code.

• Diagram: Struct → bytes flow.

Interactivity:

• Input data, see serialized output.