# SurrogateCodec<TField, TSurrogate, TConverter>.Serialize(Writer<TBufferWriter>, TField)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.serializers.surrogatecodec-3/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.serializers.surrogatecodec-3/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Serializers/SurrogateCodec.cs#L122-L126)

```csharp
public void SurrogateCodec<TField, TSurrogate, Serialize<TBufferWriter>(ref Writer<TBufferWriter> writer, TField value)
```

Serializes the provided value.

### Parameters

- `writer` (`Writer<TBufferWriter>`): The writer.
- `value` (`TField`): The value.