- serialize: documentation ( source)
<?php
class c{}
class n{}
class b{}
$c = new c;
$c->left = new n;
$c->right = new n;
$c->left->child = new b;
$c->right->child = new b;
echo serialize($c) . "\n";
$c->right->child = $c->left->child;
echo serialize($c) . "\n";