# SortedDictionaryCodec<TKey, TValue> Constructors

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.sorteddictionarycodec-2/)

## SortedDictionaryCodec<TKey, TValue>(IValueSerializer<SortedDictionarySurrogate<TKey, TValue>>) {#constructor-orleans-serialization-serializers-ivalueserializer-orleans-serializa-c2186568}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/SortedDictionaryCodec.cs#L21-L23)

```csharp
public SortedDictionaryCodec<TKey, SortedDictionaryCodec(IValueSerializer<SortedDictionarySurrogate<TKey, TValue>> surrogateSerializer)
```

Initializes a new instance of the `Orleans.Serialization.Codecs.SortedDictionaryCodec-2` class.

### Parameters

- `surrogateSerializer` (`IValueSerializer<SortedDictionarySurrogate<TKey, TValue>>`): The surrogate serializer.