code: def serialize(cls, obj, buf, lineLength, validate=True):
          
  
          cls.generateImplicitParameters(obj)
          if validate:
              cls.validate(obj, raiseException=True)
  
          if obj.isNative:
              transformed = obj.transformFromNative()
              undoTransform = True
          else:
              transformed = obj
              undoTransform = False
  
          out = base.defaultSerialize(transformed, buf, lineLength)
          if undoTransform:
              obj.transformToNative()
          return out
docs: Set implicit parameters, do encoding, return unicode string.
  
          If validate is True, raise VObjectError if the line doesn't validate
          after implicit parameters are generated.
  
          Default is to call base.defaultSerialize.