BitConverter.GetBytes Method (Int16)
.NET Framework 4.5
Returns the specified 16-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Int16
The number to convert.
The order of bytes in the array returned by the GetBytes method depends on whether the computer architecture is little-endian or big-endian.
The following code example converts the bit patterns of Int16 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.
// Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( short ) method. using System; class GetBytesInt16Demo { const string formatter = "{0,10}{1,13}"; // Convert a short argument to a byte array and display it. public static void GetBytesInt16( short argument ) { byte[ ] byteArray = BitConverter.GetBytes( argument ); Console.WriteLine( formatter, argument, BitConverter.ToString( byteArray ) ); } public static void Main( ) { Console.WriteLine( "This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( short ) " + "\nmethod generates the following output.\n" ); Console.WriteLine( formatter, "short", "byte array" ); Console.WriteLine( formatter, "-----", "----------" ); // Convert short values and display the results. GetBytesInt16( 0 ); GetBytesInt16( 15 ); GetBytesInt16( -15 ); GetBytesInt16( 10000 ); GetBytesInt16( -10000 ); GetBytesInt16( short.MinValue ); GetBytesInt16( short.MaxValue ); } } /* This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( short ) method generates the following output. short byte array ----- ---------- 0 00-00 15 0F-00 -15 F1-FF 10000 10-27 -10000 F0-D8 -32768 00-80 32767 FF-7F */
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
