# DefaultMemoryMessageBodySerializer.Serialize(MemoryMessageBody)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.providers.defaultmemorymessagebodyserializer/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.providers.defaultmemorymessagebodyserializer/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Streaming/MemoryStreams/MemoryMessageBody.cs#L52)

```csharp
public ArraySegment<byte> Serialize(MemoryMessageBody body)
```

Serialize [MemoryMessageBody](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.providers.memorymessagebody/) to an array segment of bytes.

### Parameters

- `body` (`MemoryMessageBody`): The body.

### Returns

The serialized data.