* {{Code|csv}} is BaseX-specific and can be used to output XML nodes as CSV data (see the [[CSV Module]] for more details).
* {{Code|raw}} is BaseX-specific, too: Binary data types are output in their ''raw'' form, i.e., without modifications. For all other types, the items’ string values are returned. No indentation takes place, and and no characters are encoded via entities.
| {{Code|adaptive}}, {{Code|xml}}, {{Code|xhtml}}, {{Code|html}}, {{Code|text}}, {{Code|json}}, {{Code|csv}}, {{Code|raw}}
| {{Code|adaptive}} (Since {{Version|8.0}})
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* Added: Serialization method {{Code|adaptive}}
* Updated: {{Code|adaptive}} is new default method (before:: {{Code|xml}})
* Removed: {{Code|format}}, {{Code|wrap-prefix}}, {{Code|wrap-uri}}