# CalculateBucket(uint)

> Calculates the bucket index into the _encodeTable where the specified value should be written.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [Unity.Collections](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/collections.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.ManagedKernelModule

```csharp
public readonly int CalculateBucket(uint value)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[uint]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint32)): A 4-byte unsigned integer value to find a bucket for.

### Returns

| Type                                                       | Description                              |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| [int](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32) | The bucket index where to put the value. |