# DecimalCodec Methods

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

## ReadDecimalRaw(Reader<TInput>) {#readdecimalraw-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-15809ac5}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/FloatCodec.cs#L296-L315)

```csharp
public static decimal ReadDecimalRaw<TInput>(ref Reader<TInput> reader)
```

Reads a value without protocol framing.

### Parameters

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

### Returns

The value.

## ReadValue(Reader&lt;TInput&gt;, Field) {#readvalue-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-orleans-serializatio-27db4ff3}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/FloatCodec.cs#L253-L284)

```csharp
public static decimal ReadValue<TInput>(ref Reader<TInput> reader, Field field)
```

Reads a value.

### Parameters

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

### Returns

The value.

## WriteField(Writer&lt;TBufferWriter&gt;, uint, decimal) {#writefield-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-writer-tbufferwriter-uint-decimal-74cb3f5f}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/FloatCodec.cs#L217-L220)

```csharp
public static void WriteField<TBufferWriter>(ref Writer<TBufferWriter> writer, uint fieldIdDelta, decimal value)
```

Writes a field without type info (expected type is statically known).

### Parameters

- `writer` (`Writer<TBufferWriter>`): The writer.
- `fieldIdDelta` (`uint`): The field identifier delta.
- `value` (`decimal`): The value.