| BitConverter Class |
Converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
SyntaxC#
public static class BitConverter
The BitConverter type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | GetBytes(Boolean) | Returns the specified Boolean value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(Char) | Returns the specified Unicode character value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(Double) | Returns the specified double-precision floating point value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(Int16) | Returns the specified 16-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(Int32) | Returns the specified 32-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(Int64) | Returns the specified 64-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(Single) | Returns the specified single-precision floating point value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(UInt16) | Returns the specified 16-bit unsigned integer value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(UInt32) | Returns the specified 32-bit unsigned integer value as an array of bytes. |
| GetBytes(UInt64) | Returns the specified 64-bit unsigned integer value as an array of bytes. |
| ToBoolean | Returns a Boolean value converted from one byte at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToDouble | Returns a double-precision floating point number converted from eight bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToInt16 | Returns a 16-bit signed integer converted from two bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToInt32 | Returns a 32-bit signed integer converted from four bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToInt64 | Returns a 64-bit signed integer converted from eight bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToSingle | Returns a single-precision floating point number converted from four bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToString(Byte) | Converts the numeric value of each element of a specified array of bytes to its equivalent hexadecimal string representation. |
| ToString(Byte, Int32) | Converts the numeric value of each element of a specified subarray of bytes to its equivalent hexadecimal string representation. |
| ToString(Byte, Int32, Int32) | Converts the numeric value of each element of a specified subarray of bytes to its equivalent hexadecimal string representation. |
| ToUInt16 | Returns a 16-bit unsigned integer converted from two bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToUInt32 | Returns a 32-bit unsigned integer converted from four bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
| ToUInt64 | Returns a 64-bit unsigned integer converted from eight bytes at a specified position in a byte array. |
Fields| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | IsLittleEndian | Indicates the byte order ("endianness") in which data is stored in this computer architecture. |
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