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BitConverter.GetBytes Method (Int32)
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns the specified 32-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
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Type:
System.Int32
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 Int32 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.
Module Example Public Sub Main( ) ' Define an array of integers. Dim values() As Integer = { 0, 15, -15, &h100000, -&h100000, 1000000000, -1000000000, Int32.MinValue, Int32.MaxValue } ' Convert each integer to a byte array. Console.WriteLine("{0,16}{1,10}{2,17}", "Integer", "Endian", "Byte Array") Console.WriteLine("{0,16}{1,10}{2,17}", "---", "------", "----------" ) For Each value In values Dim byteArray() As Byte = BitConverter.GetBytes(value) Console.WriteLine("{0,16}{1,10}{2,17}", value, If(BitConverter.IsLittleEndian, "Little", " Big"), BitConverter.ToString(byteArray)) Next End Sub End Module ' This example displays output like the following: ' Integer Endian Byte Array ' --- ------ ---------- ' 0 Little 00-00-00-00 ' 15 Little 0F-00-00-00 ' -15 Little F1-FF-FF-FF ' 1048576 Little 00-00-10-00 ' -1048576 Little 00-00-F0-FF ' 1000000000 Little 00-CA-9A-3B ' -1000000000 Little 00-36-65-C4 ' -2147483648 Little 00-00-00-80 ' 2147483647 Little FF-FF-FF-7F
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
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Windows Phone Silverlight
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Windows Phone
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Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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