In this blog I am trying to explain the concept of BitConvertor Class using C#.
BitConvertor Class
The BitConverter class helps manipulate value types in their fundamental form, as a series of bytes. A byte is defined as an 8-bit unsigned integer. The BitConverter class includes static methods to convert each of the primitive types to and from an array of bytes, as the following table illustrates.
Note: -
If you use BitConverter methods to round-trip data, make sure that the GetBytes overload and the ToType method specify the same type. As the following example illustrates.
Example: -
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"); Console.ReadKey();
}
}
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