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BitConverter.GetBytes Method (Int32)

 

Returns the specified 32-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes.

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

Public Shared Function GetBytes (
	value As Integer
) As Byte()

Parameters

value
Type: System.Int32

The number to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Byte()

An array of bytes with length 4.

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
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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