BitConverter.GetBytes Method (Int16)
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Returns the specified 16-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Int16
The number to convert.
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 Example { const string formatter = "{0,10}{1,13}"; // Convert a short argument to a byte array and display it. public static void GetBytesInt16(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, short argument) { byte[] byteArray = BitConverter.GetBytes(argument); outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, argument, BitConverter.ToString(byteArray)) + "\n"; } public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock) { outputBlock.Text += String.Format( "This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( short ) " + "\nmethod generates the following output.\n") + "\n"; outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "short", "byte array") + "\n"; outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "-----", "----------") + "\n"; // Convert short values and display the results. GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 0); GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 15); GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, -15); GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 10000); GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, -10000); GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, short.MinValue); GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 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 */
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