Getting byte[] representation of .NET primitive types

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Smugsboy - 28 Dec 2004 18:28 GMT

Hi,
Is there a way to get byte[] representation of primitive types ?
Meaning:

for "ushort val = 6"
to get the following "byte[2] { 0, 6 }"
and for "byte val = 6"
to get the following "byte[1] { 6 }"

Thanks,

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Jochen Kalmbach - 28 Dec 2004 18:41 GMT

Hi Smugsboy,

> Is there a way to get byte[] representation of primitive types ?
> Meaning:
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> and for "byte val = 6"
> to get the following "byte[1] { 6 }"

See: BitConverter
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
us/cpref/html/frlrfsystembitconvertermemberstopic.asp

Especially: BitConverter.GetBytes:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
us/cpref/html/frlrfsystembitconverterclassgetbytestopic.asp

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Jochen

My blog about Win32 and .NET
http://blog.kalmbachnet.de/

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Smugsboy - 29 Dec 2004 11:56 GMT

Did the trick for me. Thanks.

> Hi Smugsboy,
>
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> My blog about Win32 and .NET
> http://blog.kalmbachnet.de/

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