From 91096d5fbb61cb3209e97524732191062bc11a9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jesse Rushlow <jr@rushlow.dev>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:05:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add serialize reference

---
 reference/twig_reference.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 serializer.rst               | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/reference/twig_reference.rst b/reference/twig_reference.rst
index 270c9c678c8..e4991845096 100644
--- a/reference/twig_reference.rst
+++ b/reference/twig_reference.rst
@@ -558,6 +558,29 @@ project's root directory:
 If the given file path is out of the project directory, a ``null`` value
 will be returned.
 
+serialize
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: twig
+
+    {{ object|serialize(format = 'json', context = []) }}
+
+``object``
+    **type**: ``mixed``
+
+``format`` *(optional)*
+    **type**: ``string``
+
+``context`` *(optional)*
+    **type**: ``array``
+
+.. versionadded:: 5.3
+
+    The ``serialize`` filter was introduced in Symfony 5.3.
+
+Accepts any data that can be serialized by the :doc:`Serializer component </serializer>`
+and returns a serialized string in the specified ``format``.
+
 .. _reference-twig-tags:
 
 Tags
diff --git a/serializer.rst b/serializer.rst
index b4dd7e03d52..7d526ae46bc 100644
--- a/serializer.rst
+++ b/serializer.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ you need it or it can be used in a controller::
         }
     }
 
+Or you can use the ``serialize`` Twig filter in a template:
+
+.. code-block:: twig
+
+    {{ object|serialize(format = 'json') }}
+
+See the :doc:`twig reference </reference/twig_reference>` for
+more information.
+
+.. versionadded:: 5.3
+
+    A ``serialize`` filter was introduced in Symfony 5.3 that uses the Serializer component.
+
 Adding Normalizers and Encoders
 -------------------------------