# FloatCodec Methods

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

## ReadFloatRaw(Reader<TInput>) {#readfloatraw-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-a886a14c}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/FloatCodec.cs#L96)

```csharp
public static float ReadFloatRaw<TInput>(ref Reader<TInput> reader)
```

Reads a value without any 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-1e3db50b}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/FloatCodec.cs#L60-L84)

```csharp
public static float 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, float) {#writefield-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-writer-tbufferwriter-uint-float-893cd1d7}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/FloatCodec.cs#L39-L46)

```csharp
public static void WriteField<TBufferWriter>(ref Writer<TBufferWriter> writer, uint fieldIdDelta, float 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` (`float`): The value.