Class BitConverterEx

An endian-aware converter for converting between base data types and an array of bytes.

Inheritance
System.Object
BitConverterEx
ExifBitConverter
Namespace: ExifLibrary
Assembly: ExifLibrary.dll
Syntax
public class BitConverterEx

Constructors

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BitConverterEx(BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Intializes a new instance of the BitConverterEx class.

Declaration
public BitConverterEx(BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from

The byte order to convert from.
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to

The byte order to convert to.

Properties

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BigEndian

Returns a bit converter that converts between big-endian and system byte-order.

Declaration
public static BitConverterEx BigEndian { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
BitConverterEx
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LittleEndian

Returns a bit converter that converts between little-endian and system byte-order.

Declaration
public static BitConverterEx LittleEndian { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
BitConverterEx
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SystemByteOrder

Indicates the byte order in which data is stored in this platform.

Declaration
public static BitConverterEx.ByteOrder SystemByteOrder { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder
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SystemEndian

Returns a bit converter that does not do any byte-order conversion.

Declaration
public static BitConverterEx SystemEndian { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
BitConverterEx

Methods

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GetBytes(Double)

Converts the given double precision floating-point number to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(double value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Double value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Double, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given double precision floating-point number to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(double value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Double value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Int16)

Converts the given 16-bit signed integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(short value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int16 value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Int16, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given 16-bit signed integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(short value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int16 value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Int32)

Converts the given 32-bit signed integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(int value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Int32, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given 32-bit signed integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(int value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Int64)

Converts the given 64-bit signed integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(long value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int64 value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given 64-bit signed integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(long value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int64 value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Single)

Converts the given single precision floating-point number to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(float value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Single value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(Single, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given single precision floating-point number to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(float value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Single value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(UInt16)

Converts the given 16-bit unsigned integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(ushort value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.UInt16 value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(UInt16, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given 16-bit unsigned integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(ushort value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.UInt16 value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(UInt32)

Converts the given 32-bit unsigned integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(uint value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.UInt32 value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(UInt32, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given 32-bit unsigned integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(uint value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.UInt32 value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(UInt64)

Converts the given 64-bit unsigned integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public byte[] GetBytes(ulong value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.UInt64 value
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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GetBytes(UInt64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given 64-bit unsigned integer to an array of bytes.

Declaration
public static byte[] GetBytes(ulong value, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.UInt64 value
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]
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ToChar(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 16-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public char ToChar(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.Char
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ToChar(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a Unicode character.

Declaration
public static char ToChar(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Char
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ToDouble(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a double precision floating number.

Declaration
public double ToDouble(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.Double
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ToDouble(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a double precision floating number.

Declaration
public static double ToDouble(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Double
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ToInt16(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 16-bit signed integer.

Declaration
public short ToInt16(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.Int16
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ToInt16(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 16-bit signed integer.

Declaration
public static short ToInt16(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Int16
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ToInt32(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 32-bit signed integer.

Declaration
public int ToInt32(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32
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ToInt32(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 32-bit signed integer.

Declaration
public static int ToInt32(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32
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ToInt64(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 64-bit signed integer.

Declaration
public long ToInt64(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.Int64
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ToInt64(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 64-bit signed integer.

Declaration
public static long ToInt64(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Int64
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ToSingle(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a single precision floating number.

Declaration
public float ToSingle(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.Single
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ToSingle(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a single precision floating number.

Declaration
public static float ToSingle(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.Single
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ToUInt16(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 16-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public ushort ToUInt16(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.UInt16
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ToUInt16(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 16-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public static ushort ToUInt16(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.UInt16
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ToUInt32(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 32-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public uint ToUInt32(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.UInt32
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ToUInt32(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 32-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public static uint ToUInt32(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.UInt32
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ToUInt64(Byte[], Int64)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 64-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public ulong ToUInt64(byte[] value, long startIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
Returns
Type Description
System.UInt64
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ToUInt64(Byte[], Int64, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder)

Converts the given array of bytes to a 64-bit unsigned integer.

Declaration
public static ulong ToUInt64(byte[] value, long startIndex, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from, BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Byte[] value
System.Int64 startIndex
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder from
BitConverterEx.ByteOrder to
Returns
Type Description
System.UInt64