Index: TODO
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diff -u -r09fdaef530d334f8ea065db60b20a644c671e74d -re415f4153e7750b77616795150822b91db1ba9d4
--- TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 09fdaef530d334f8ea065db60b20a644c671e74d)
+++ TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision e415f4153e7750b77616795150822b91db1ba9d4)
@@ -2041,11 +2041,11 @@
 - extended und overworked mirgration guide (added e.g. multiplicity)
 - extended regression test
 
+- added returns handling for nx in serializer
+- extended regression test
+
 TODO:
 
-- "-returns" 
-  * handle "-returns" in serializer
-
 - check performance implications of value conflict checker
 
 - extend coro regression test
Index: library/serialize/serializer.tcl
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diff -u -rb400253cc6c4cc2c9977ab16fb31528ef59ade91 -re415f4153e7750b77616795150822b91db1ba9d4
--- library/serialize/serializer.tcl	(.../serializer.tcl)	(revision b400253cc6c4cc2c9977ab16fb31528ef59ade91)
+++ library/serialize/serializer.tcl	(.../serializer.tcl)	(revision e415f4153e7750b77616795150822b91db1ba9d4)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
             [:frameWorkCmd ::nsf::assertion $o object-invar] \
             [:frameWorkCmd ::nsf::assertion $o class-invar]
       }
-      puts stderr "*** array unset [nsf::current object] alias_dependency // size [array size :alias_dependency]"
+      #puts stderr "*** array unset [nsf::current object] alias_dependency // size [array size :alias_dependency]"
       array unset :alias_dependency
       return $cmd
     }
@@ -706,7 +706,11 @@
 	# object serialization is fully handled by the serializer
 	return "# [$o {*}$modifier info method definition $m]"
       }
-      return [$o {*}$modifier info method definition $m]
+      set def [$o {*}$modifier info method definition $m]
+      set handle [$o {*}$modifier info method handle $m]
+      set returns [::nsf::methodproperty $o $handle returns]
+      if {$returns ne ""} {append def \n [list ::nsf::methodproperty $o $handle returns $returns]}
+      return $def
     }
 
     ###############################
Index: tests/returns.test
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diff -u -r5b094a86a4c5b8df95e60859198897736a6a461a -re415f4153e7750b77616795150822b91db1ba9d4
--- tests/returns.test	(.../returns.test)	(revision 5b094a86a4c5b8df95e60859198897736a6a461a)
+++ tests/returns.test	(.../returns.test)	(revision e415f4153e7750b77616795150822b91db1ba9d4)
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@
     # query returns "", if there is no returns checking
     ? {::nsf::methodproperty C lappend returns} ""
     ? {::nsf::methodproperty ::nx::Object method returns} ""
-
 }
 
 Test parameter count 10
@@ -310,11 +309,9 @@
 	:create c1
     }
 
-    #::nsf::methodproperty C bar-ok1 returns integer
-    #::nsf::methodproperty C bar-ok2 returns integer
-    #::nsf::methodproperty C bar-nok returns integer
-    #::nsf::methodproperty C incr returns integer
-    #::nsf::methodproperty C lappend returns integer
+    package req nx::serializer
+    set s [C serialize]
+    ? [list set _ [regsub -all returns $s returns s]] 8 "occurances of returns"
 
     ? {c1 bar-ok1 1 2} 1
     ? {c1 bar-ok2 1 2} 1