BitConverter converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types. : BitConverter « Development Class « C# / C Sharp

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2. Development Class
3. BitConverter

BitConverter converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types.

 
using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      int value = -16;
      Byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(value); 

      // Convert bytes back to Int32.
      int intValue = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, 0);
      Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}: {2}", 
                        value, intValue, 
                        value.Equals(intValue) ? "Round-trips" : "Does not round-trip");
   
      // Convert bytes to UInt32.
      uint uintValue = BitConverter.ToUInt32(bytes, 0);
      Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}: {2}", value, uintValue, 
                        value.Equals(uintValue) ? "Round-trips" : "Does not round-trip");
   }
}

   
  

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