# ByteArrayCopier Methods

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.bytearraycopier/)

## DeepCopy(byte[], CopyContext) {#deepcopy-byte-array-1-orleans-serialization-cloning-copycontext-a198f896}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/ByteArrayCodec.cs#L196-L204)

```csharp
public static byte[] DeepCopy(byte[] input, CopyContext context)
```

Creates a deep copy of the provided input.

### Parameters

- `input` (`byte[]`): The input.
- `context` (`CopyContext`): The context.

### Returns

A copy of `input`.