110ff414cSEd MasteEncoding 210ff414cSEd Maste============================= 310ff414cSEd Maste 410ff414cSEd MasteThe easiest way to encode data items is using the :func:`cbor_serialize` or :func:`cbor_serialize_alloc` functions: 510ff414cSEd Maste 610ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize 710ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_alloc 810ff414cSEd Maste 9*5d3e7166SEd MasteTo determine the number of bytes needed to serialize an item, use :func:`cbor_serialized_size`: 10*5d3e7166SEd Maste 11*5d3e7166SEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialized_size 12*5d3e7166SEd Maste 1310ff414cSEd MasteType-specific serializers 1410ff414cSEd Maste~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1510ff414cSEd MasteIn case you know the type of the item you want to serialize beforehand, you can use one 1610ff414cSEd Masteof the type-specific serializers. 1710ff414cSEd Maste 1810ff414cSEd Maste.. note:: Unless compiled in debug mode, these do not verify the type. Passing an incorrect item will result in an undefined behavior. 1910ff414cSEd Maste 2010ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_uint 2110ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_negint 2210ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_bytestring 2310ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_string 2410ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_array 2510ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_map 2610ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_tag 2710ff414cSEd Maste.. doxygenfunction:: cbor_serialize_float_ctrl 28