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# Serialize Bitmap

Serialize a Bitmap to a byte array string.

## Description

Serialize a Bitmap to a byte array string. 

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">Useful for internalizing a Bitmap in a definition.</mark>
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Preview" %}
![](https://2542354621-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbH1SBOktQqL8caPM2Xpc%2Fuploads%2FvWy85DCsLubnITC8UVW6%2FOutput-SerializeBitmap.png?alt=media\&token=76e9a808-cb76-4b95-a982-d589d7e59817)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Location" %}
**Name** | Serialize Bitmap

**Nickname** | SerBmp

**Tab** | ThreeJs

**Panel** | Output

**Division** | 3
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Inputs" %}
**B** | **Bitmap** (*Bitmap*) | A System.Drawing.Bitmap image object or full file path to an image.
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ouputs" %}
**T** | **Text** (*Text*) | The serialized Bitmap text.
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Mode" %}
*none*
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Usage