BinaryWriter.Write7BitEncodedInt Method (System.IO)

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BinaryWriter.Write7BitEncodedInt Method

Writes a 32-bit integer in a compressed format.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
Protected Sub Write7BitEncodedInt ( _
	value As Integer _
)
C#
protected void Write7BitEncodedInt(
	int value
)
Visual C++
protected:
void Write7BitEncodedInt(
	int value
)
F#
member Write7BitEncodedInt : 
        value:int -> unit 

Parameters

value
Type: System.Int32
The 32-bit integer to be written.
Exceptions

Exception Condition
EndOfStreamException

The end of the stream is reached.

ObjectDisposedException

The stream is closed.

IOException

The stream is closed.

Remarks

The integer of the value parameter is written out seven bits at a time, starting with the seven least-significant bits. The high bit of a byte indicates whether there are more bytes to be written after this one.

If value will fit in seven bits, it takes only one byte of space. If value will not fit in seven bits, the high bit is set on the first byte and written out. value is then shifted by seven bits and the next byte is written. This process is repeated until the entire integer has been written.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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Reference

Community Content

Joannes Vermorel - Lokad.com Forecasting API
What about negative numbers?
I am guessing that negative numbers are not supported. However this behavior should be specified in the documentation.