# Get as Byte Stream

At times, we don't always need to save to persistent or local storage. We many need to pass the serialized data to a remote server over network. In that case we provide couple of methods to achieve this task.

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You can use these methods to save your data to cloud and sync across all your devices.
{% endhint %}

#### SerializeToByteArray

This serializes any data passed and returns a byte array.

### Examples

#### Save Int

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{% tab title="Generic Usage" %}

```csharp
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray<int>(123);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Direct Usage" %}

```csharp
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray(123);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Save Float

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{% tab title="Generic Usage" %}

```csharp
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray<float>(111.11f);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Direct Usage" %}

```
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray(111.11f);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Save Double

```csharp
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray<double>(129.0);
```

#### Save String

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Generic Usage" %}

```csharp
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray<string>("string value");
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Direct Usage" %}

```csharp
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray("string value");
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Save GameObject

```
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray<GameObject>(gameObjectInstance);
```

#### Save List

```
List<GameObject> gameObjectsList = new List<GameObject>();
....
....
....
byte[] data = SerializationManager.SerializeToByteArray<List<GameObject>>(gameObjectList);
```


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