unarchiveObjectWithData
UnarchiveObject refers to the process of reconstructing an in-memory object or object graph from a stored, serialized representation. It is the counterpart to archiving, which converts objects into a portable data format for storage or transmission. During unarchiving, the deserializer reads the serialized data, instantiates the appropriate classes, and restores the properties and relationships among objects as they were at the time of archiving.
In platform ecosystems such as Apple's, unarchiving is commonly performed using mechanisms like NSKeyedUnarchiver, which rebuilds
Across programming languages, unarchiving has several equivalents. Python’s pickle or Java’s ObjectInputStream perform similar deserialization tasks.
Security and reliability are important considerations. Unarchiving data from untrusted sources can lead to security vulnerabilities,