Buffer.ByteLength Method

public static int ByteLength (
	Array array
)

public static int ByteLength (
	Array array
)

public static function ByteLength (
	array : Array
) : int

// Example of the Buffer.ByteLength method.
using System;

class ByteLengthDemo
{
    const string formatter = "{0,10}{1,20}{2,9}{3,12}";

    public static void ArrayInfo( Array arr, string name )
    {
        int byteLength = Buffer.ByteLength( arr );

        // Display the array name, type, Length, and ByteLength.
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, name, arr.GetType( ), 
            arr.Length, byteLength );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        byte[ ]   bytes   = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 };
        bool[ ]   bools   = { true, false, true, false, true };
        char[ ]   chars   = { ' ', '$', '\"', 'A', '{' };
        short[ ]  shorts  = { 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 };
        float[ ]  singles = { 1, 678, 2.37E33F, .00415F, 8.9F };
        double[ ] doubles = { 2E-22, .003, 4.4E44, 555E55 };
        long[ ]   longs   = { 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000 };

        Console.WriteLine( 
            "This example of the Buffer.ByteLength( Array ) " +
            "\nmethod generates the following output.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "Array name", "Array type", 
            "Length", "ByteLength" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "----------", "----------", 
            "------", "----------" );

        // Display the Length and ByteLength for each array.
        ArrayInfo( bytes, "bytes" );
        ArrayInfo( bools, "bools" );
        ArrayInfo( chars, "chars" );
        ArrayInfo( shorts, "shorts" );
        ArrayInfo( singles, "singles" );
        ArrayInfo( doubles, "doubles" );
        ArrayInfo( longs, "longs" );
    }
}

/*
This example of the Buffer.ByteLength( Array )
method generates the following output.

Array name          Array type   Length  ByteLength
----------          ----------   ------  ----------
     bytes       System.Byte[]       10          10
     bools    System.Boolean[]        5           5
     chars       System.Char[]        5          10
    shorts      System.Int16[]        6          12
   singles     System.Single[]        5          20
   doubles     System.Double[]        4          32
     longs      System.Int64[]        6          48
*/

// Example of the Buffer.ByteLength method.
import System.*;
import System.Console;

class ByteLengthDemo
{
    private static String formatter = "{0,10}{1,20}{2,9}{3,12}";

    public static void ArrayInfo(Array arr, String name)
    {
        int byteLength = Buffer.ByteLength(arr);

        // Display the array name, type, Length, and ByteLength.
        Object objArr[] = new Object [] { name, arr.GetType().ToString(), 
            (Int32)arr.get_Length(), (Int32)byteLength };
        Console.WriteLine(formatter, objArr);
    } //ArrayInfo

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        ubyte bytes[] =  { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 };
        boolean bools[] =  { true, false, true, false, true };
        char chars[] =  { ' ', '$', '"', 'A', '{' };
        short shorts[] =  { 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 };
        float singles[] =  { 1F, 678F, 2.37E+33F,0.00415F,8.9F };
        double doubles[] =  { 2E-22, 0.003, 4.4E+44, 5.55E+57 };
        long longs[] =  { 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000 };
        Object objArr1[] = new Object[] { "Array name","Array type", "Length", 
            "ByteLength" };

        Console.WriteLine("This example of the Buffer.ByteLength( Array )\n"  
            + "method generates the following output.\n");
        Console.WriteLine(formatter, objArr1);

        Object objArr2[] = new Object[] { "----------", "----------", 
            "------", "----------" };
        Console.WriteLine(formatter, objArr2);

        // Display the Length and ByteLength for each array.
        ArrayInfo(bytes, "bytes");
        ArrayInfo(bools, "bools");
        ArrayInfo(chars, "chars");
        ArrayInfo(shorts, "shorts");
        ArrayInfo(singles, "singles");
        ArrayInfo(doubles, "doubles");
        ArrayInfo(longs, "longs");
    } //main
} //ByteLengthDemo

/*
This example of the Buffer.ByteLength( Array )
method generates the following output.

Array name          Array type   Length  ByteLength
----------          ----------   ------  ----------
     bytes       System.Byte[]       10          10
     bools    System.Boolean[]        5           5
     chars       System.Char[]        5          10
    shorts      System.Int16[]        6          12
   singles     System.Single[]        5          20
   doubles     System.Double[]        4          32
     longs      System.Int64[]        6          48
*/