# ConsumeFieldExtension Methods

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

## ConsumeUnknownField(Reader<TInput>, Field) {#consumeunknownfield-1-this-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-orleans-s-702f675b}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/ConsumeFieldExtension.cs)

```csharp
public static void ConsumeUnknownField<TInput>(this ref Reader<TInput> reader, Field field)
```

Consumes an unknown field.

### Parameters

- `reader` (`Reader<TInput>`): The reader.
- `field` (`Field`): The field.

## ConsumeUnknownField(Reader&lt;TInput&gt;, Field) {#consumeunknownfield-1-this-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-ref-orlea-09a21efc}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/ConsumeFieldExtension.cs)

```csharp
public static void ConsumeUnknownField<TInput>(this ref Reader<TInput> reader, scoped ref Field field)
```

Consumes an unknown field.

### Parameters

- `reader` (`Reader<TInput>`): The reader.
- `field` (`Field`): The field.