# IFieldCodec<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/IFieldCodec.cs#L31)

```csharp
public interface IFieldCodec<T> : IFieldCodec
```

Provides functionality for reading and writing values of a specified type. Implements the [IFieldCodec](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.ifieldcodec/)

## Type parameters

- `T`: The type which this implementation can read and write.

## See also

- [IFieldCodec](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.ifieldcodec/)

## Methods

- [ReadValue(Reader&lt;TInput&gt;, Field)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.ifieldcodec-1/methods/readvalue-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-reader-tinput-orleans-serializatio-bad981d4/)
- [WriteField(Writer&lt;TBufferWriter&gt;, uint, Type, T)](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.ifieldcodec-1/methods/writefield-1-ref-orleans-serialization-buffers-writer-tbufferwriter-uint-system-e0632418/)