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title: 'API docs: repository.buffertype.serialize'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/repository](./repository.md) &gt; [BufferType](./repository.buffertype.md) &gt; [serialize](./repository.buffertype.serialize.md)

## BufferType.serialize() method

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
serialize(value: Buffer | null | undefined, options?: Options): string | null | undefined;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  value | Buffer \| null \| undefined |  |
|  options | [Options](./repository.options.md) |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

string \| null \| undefined