gre_io_serialize

    gre_io_serialized_data_t* gre_io_serialize(
        gre_io_serialized_data_t *    buffer,  
        const char *                  event_target,  
        const char *                  event_name,  
        const char *                  event_format,  
        const void *                  event_data,  
        int  event_nbytes  
    )  

Serialize individual event items (see gre/io_mgr.h) into a single buffer for transmission using Storyboard IO.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
buffer	gre_io_serialized_data_t*	The buffer that will contain the serialized data or NULL if a new buffer should be allocated.
event_target	const char*	The name of the event target model element (screen, layer, control, render extension), or NULL to send to the default target (application level).
event_name	const char*	The name of the event.
event_format	const char*	The format description of the data (ex. "1s0 string") or NULL if no data is being sent.
event_data	const void*	A pointer to the data to transmit, or NULL if no data is being sent.
event_nbytes	int	The number of data bytes to transmit, or NULL if no data is transmitted.

Returns

Type	Description
gre_io_serialized_data_t*	A buffer with the serialized data or NULL on error. It may be necessary for the internal buffer to be re-sized or re-allocated if the new data payload is larger than the previous one.

Example

    nbuffer = gre_io_serialize(nbuffer, NULL, "cluster_update",
    "2u1 speed 2u1 rpm 2u1 fuel 2u1 battery 2u1 oil 2u1 odometer 2u1 trip",
    &event_data, sizeof(event_data));
    if(!nbuffer) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Can't serialized data to buffer, exiting\n");
        break;
    }