# Sandbox.BlobData

Base class for properties that should be serialized to binary format instead of JSON.
Used for large data structures that would be inefficient as JSON.

- Kind: class
- Namespace: `Sandbox`
- Assembly: `Sandbox.Engine`
- Modifiers: abstract

## Properties

- [`Version`](/api/Sandbox.BlobData/Version): The version of this binary data format. Used for upgrade paths.

## Methods

- [`Deserialize`](/api/Sandbox.BlobData/Deserialize): Deserialize this object from binary format.
- [`Serialize`](/api/Sandbox.BlobData/Serialize): Serialize this object to binary format.
- [`Upgrade`](/api/Sandbox.BlobData/Upgrade): Optional upgrade path for old data versions. Called if the data version is older than current Version.