# C1.WinUI.Core.WriteableBitmapEx.ToArray

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<h1 id="C1_WinUI_Core_WriteableBitmapEx_ToArray_" data-uid="C1.WinUI.Core.WriteableBitmapEx.ToArray*">ToArray Method
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<h4 id="C1_WinUI_Core_WriteableBitmapEx_ToArray_Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Media_Imaging_WriteableBitmap_" data-uid="C1.WinUI.Core.WriteableBitmapEx.ToArray(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging.WriteableBitmap)">ToArray(WriteableBitmap)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Set <span class="xref">Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging.WriteableBitmap</span> pixel data into an array of pixels.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static Task&lt;byte[]&gt; ToArray(this WriteableBitmap writeableBitmap)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function ToArray(writeableBitmap As WriteableBitmap) As Task(Of Byte())</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">WriteableBitmap</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">writeableBitmap</span></td>
      <td><p>The <span class="xref">Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging.WriteableBitmap</span>.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task-1">Task</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.byte">byte</a>[]&gt;</td>
      <td><p>The array of pixels.</p>
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