# SortedSetCodec<T> Methods

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.codecs.sortedsetcodec-1/)

## ConvertFromSurrogate(SortedSetSurrogate<T>) {#convertfromsurrogate-ref-orleans-serialization-codecs-sortedsetsurrogate-t-b5875058}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/SortedSetCodec.cs#L25)

```csharp
public override SortedSet<T> ConvertFromSurrogate(ref SortedSetSurrogate<T> surrogate)
```

Converts a value from the surrogate type to the field type.

### Parameters

- `surrogate` (`SortedSetSurrogate<T>`): The surrogate.

### Returns

The value.

## ConvertToSurrogate(SortedSet&lt;T&gt;, SortedSetSurrogate&lt;T&gt;) {#converttosurrogate-system-collections-generic-sortedset-t-ref-orleans-serializat-884817fe}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Codecs/SortedSetCodec.cs#L30-L32)

```csharp
public override void ConvertToSurrogate(SortedSet<T> value, ref SortedSetSurrogate<T> surrogate)
```

Converts a value to the surrogate type.

### Parameters

- `value` (`SortedSet<T>`): The value.
- `surrogate` (`SortedSetSurrogate<T>`): The surrogate.