# CollectionCodec<T>

Package: [Microsoft.Orleans.Serialization](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/) 10.0.0

[NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Orleans.Serialization) | [Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/CollectionCodec.cs#L20)

```csharp
public sealed class CollectionCodec<T> : IFieldCodec, IFieldCodec<Collection<T>>, IBaseCodec, IBaseCodec<Collection<T>>
```

Serializer for `System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection-1`.

## Type parameters

- `T`: The element type.

## Constructors

- [CollectionCodec&lt;T&gt;(IFieldCodec&lt;T&gt;)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.collectioncodec-1/constructors/constructor-orleans-serialization-codecs-ifieldcodec-t-b66b7560/)

## Methods

- [Deserialize(Reader&lt;TInput&gt;, Collection&lt;T&gt;)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.collectioncodec-1/methods/deserialize-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-system-collections-2898c822/)
- [ReadValue(Reader&lt;TInput&gt;, Field)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.collectioncodec-1/methods/readvalue-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-orleans-serializatio-38ab1b71/)
- [Serialize(Writer&lt;TBufferWriter&gt;, Collection&lt;T&gt;)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.collectioncodec-1/methods/serialize-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-writer-tbufferwriter-system-collec-965871cf/)
- [WriteField(Writer&lt;TBufferWriter&gt;, uint, Type, Collection&lt;T&gt;)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.collectioncodec-1/methods/writefield-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-writer-tbufferwriter-uint-system-e24f9a2f/)