void testSerialization() {
    // Create a Force.

    GBVIForce force;
    force.setNonbondedMethod(GBVIForce::CutoffPeriodic);
    force.setBornRadiusScalingMethod(GBVIForce::QuinticSpline);
    force.setQuinticLowerLimitFactor(0.123);
    force.setQuinticUpperBornRadiusLimit(5.123);
    force.setCutoffDistance(2.0);
    force.setSoluteDielectric(5.1);
    force.setSolventDielectric(50.0);
    force.addParticle(1, 0.1, 0.01);
    force.addParticle(0.5, 0.2, 0.02);
    force.addParticle(-0.5, 0.3, 0.03);
    force.addBond(0, 1, 2.0);
    force.addBond(3, 5, 1.2);

    // Serialize and then deserialize it.

    stringstream buffer;
    XmlSerializer::serialize<GBVIForce>(&force, "Force", buffer);
    GBVIForce* copy = XmlSerializer::deserialize<GBVIForce>(buffer);

    // Compare the two forces to see if they are identical.

    GBVIForce& force2 = *copy;
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getNonbondedMethod(), force2.getNonbondedMethod());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getCutoffDistance(), force2.getCutoffDistance());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getSoluteDielectric(), force2.getSoluteDielectric());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getSolventDielectric(), force2.getSolventDielectric());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getNumParticles(), force2.getNumParticles());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getQuinticUpperBornRadiusLimit(), force2.getQuinticUpperBornRadiusLimit());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getQuinticLowerLimitFactor(), force2.getQuinticLowerLimitFactor());
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getBornRadiusScalingMethod(), force2.getBornRadiusScalingMethod());
    for (int i = 0; i < force.getNumParticles(); i++) {
        double charge1, radius1, scale1;
        double charge2, radius2, scale2;
        force.getParticleParameters(i, charge1, radius1, scale1);
        force2.getParticleParameters(i, charge2, radius2, scale2);
        ASSERT_EQUAL(charge1, charge2);
        ASSERT_EQUAL(radius1, radius2);
        ASSERT_EQUAL(scale1, scale2);
    }
    ASSERT_EQUAL(force.getNumBonds(), force2.getNumBonds());
    for (int i = 0; i < force.getNumBonds(); i++) {
        int a1, a2, b1, b2;
        double da, db;
        force.getBondParameters(i, a1, a2, da);
        force2.getBondParameters(i, b1, b2, db);
        ASSERT_EQUAL(a1, b1);
        ASSERT_EQUAL(a2, b2);
        ASSERT_EQUAL(da, db);
    }
}