Versatile Serialization defines a Class model of attributes that are applied to Classes and Class members that take part in the (de)serialization process. These attributes carry formatting instructions and settings that allow precise control over how data shall be formatted or interpreted during serialization and deserialization respectively. The entire processing is performed under the control of the VSFactory Class, which is the lead vehicle and major building block for the Versatile Serialization (and deserialization) library.

Versatile Serialization is specifically useful when building communication and data import/export functionality into Microsoft .NET applications, such as when raw data formats are generated and designed for:

Peer-to-peer communications
File based data interchanges
Inter-process communications
Persistence
Debugging the internal contents of your Classes
In Cases where standard serialization facilities cannot be used because of the specific formatting demands.

In addition, Versatile Serialization is valuable in the following ways:

The time saving measures and increased productivity in developing such data exchange processes.
Allows the users to easily keep such applications maintained and transparent.
Minimal usage of the amount of its own code that is required and used to give a mechanism that allows the interchange of data with other applications.

Allows changes and extensions to such data exchanges or communications to be done with ease. One of the demo evens shows how the snmp v2c protocol can be driven with this library.