# Writer<TBufferWriter>.EnsureContiguous(int)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.buffers.writer-1/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.buffers.writer-1/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Buffers/Writer.cs#L253-L265)

```csharp
public void EnsureContiguous(int length)
```

Ensures that there are at least `length` contiguous bytes available to be written.

### Parameters

- `length` (`int`): The number of contiguous bytes to ensure.