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BitArray Constructor (array<Byte[])

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Initializes a new instance of the BitArray class that contains bit values copied from the specified array of bytes.

Namespace:  System.Collections
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    bytes As Byte() _
)

public BitArray(
    byte[] bytes
)

Parameters

  • bytes
    Type: array<System.Byte[]
    An array of bytes containing the values to copy, where each byte represents eight consecutive bits.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

bytes is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException

The length of bytes is greater than MaxValue.

Remarks

The first byte in the array represents bits 0 through 7, the second byte represents bits 8 through 15, and so on. The Least Significant Bit of each byte represents the lowest index value: " bytes [0] & 1" represents bit 0, " bytes [0] & 2" represents bit 1, " bytes [0] & 4" represents bit 2, and so on.

This constructor is an O(n) operation, where n is the number of elements in bytes.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.