BitConverter Class
.NET Framework 2.0
Converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The following code example illustrates the use of several BitConverter class methods.
' Example of BitConverter class methods. Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Module BitConverterDemo Sub Main( ) Const formatter As String = "{0,25}{1,30}" Dim aDoubl As Double = 0.1111111111111111111 Dim aSingl As Single = 0.1111111111111111111 Dim aLong As Long = 1111111111111111111 Dim anInt As Integer = 1111111111 Dim aShort As Short = 11111 Dim aChar As Char = "*"c Dim aBool As Boolean = True Console.WriteLine( _ "This example of methods of the BitConverter class" & _ vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, "argument", "Byte array" ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, "--------", "----------" ) ' Convert values to Byte arrays and display them. Console.WriteLine( formatter, aDoubl, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( aDoubl ) ) ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, aSingl, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( aSingl ) ) ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, aLong, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( aLong ) ) ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, anInt, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( anInt ) ) ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, aShort, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( aShort ) ) ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, aChar, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( aChar ) ) ) Console.WriteLine( formatter, aBool, _ BitConverter.ToString( BitConverter.GetBytes( aBool ) ) ) End Sub End Module ' This example of methods of the BitConverter class ' generates the following output. ' ' argument Byte array ' -------- ---------- ' 0.111111111111111 1C-C7-71-1C-C7-71-BC-3F ' 0.1111111 39-8E-E3-3D ' 1111111111111111111 C7-71-C4-2B-AB-75-6B-0F ' 1111111111 C7-35-3A-42 ' 11111 67-2B ' * 2A-00 ' True 01
// Example of BitConverter class methods.
import System.*;
class BitConverterDemo
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
final System.String formatter = "{0,25}{1,30}";
double aDoubl = 0.1111111111111111111;
float aSingl = 0.1111111111111111111F;
long aLong = 1111111111111111111L;
int anInt = 1111111111;
short aShort = 11111;
char aChar = '*';
boolean aBool = true;
Console.WriteLine(("This example of methods of the BitConverter class"
+ "\ngenerates the following output.\n"));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, "argument", "byte array");
Console.WriteLine(formatter, "--------", "----------");
// Convert values to Byte arrays and display them.
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (System.Double)aDoubl,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(aDoubl)));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (System.Single)aSingl,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(aSingl)));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (Int64)aLong,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(aLong)));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (Int32)anInt,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(anInt)));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (Int16)aShort,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(aShort)));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (System.Char)aChar,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(aChar)));
Console.WriteLine(formatter, (System.Boolean)aBool,
BitConverter.ToString(BitConverter.GetBytes(aBool)));
} //main
} //BitConverterDemo
/*
This example of methods of the BitConverter class
generates the following output.
argument byte array
-------- ----------
0.111111111111111 1C-C7-71-1C-C7-71-BC-3F
0.1111111 39-8E-E3-3D
1111111111111111111 C7-71-C4-2B-AB-75-6B-0F
1111111111 C7-35-3A-42
11111 67-2B
* 2A-00
True 01
*/
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