BitConverter.GetBytes Method (UInt16)
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Returns the specified 16-bit unsigned integer value as an array of bytes.
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public Shared Function GetBytes ( _
value As UShort _
) As Byte()
[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static byte[] GetBytes(
ushort value
)
Parameters
- value
Type: System.UInt16
The number to convert.
Return Value
Type: array<System.Byte[]
An array of bytes with length 2.
Examples
The following code example converts the bit patterns of UInt16 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.
' Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt16 ) method.
Module Example
Const formatter As String = "{0,10}{1,13}"
' Convert a UInt16 argument to a Byte array and display it.
Sub GetBytesUInt16(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As UInt16)
Dim byteArray As Byte() = BitConverter.GetBytes(argument)
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, argument, _
BitConverter.ToString(byteArray)) & vbCrLf
End Sub
Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
"This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt16 ) " & _
vbCrLf & "method generates the following " & _
"output." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "UInt16", "Byte array") & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "------", "----------") & vbCrLf
' Convert UInt16 values and display the results.
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt16(15))
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt16(1023))
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt16(10000))
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt16(0))
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt16(Int16.MaxValue))
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt16(65535))
End Sub
End Module
' This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt16 )
' method generates the following output.
'
' UInt16 Byte array
' ------ ----------
' 15 0F-00
' 1023 FF-03
' 10000 10-27
' 0 00-00
' 32767 FF-7F
' 65535 FF-FF
// Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( ushort ) method.
using System;
class Example
{
const string formatter = "{0,10}{1,13}";
// Convert a ushort argument to a byte array and display it.
public static void GetBytesUInt16(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, ushort argument)
{
byte[] byteArray = BitConverter.GetBytes(argument);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, argument,
BitConverter.ToString(byteArray)) + "\n";
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( ushort ) " +
"\nmethod generates the following output.\n") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "ushort", "byte array") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "------", "----------") + "\n";
// Convert ushort values and display the results.
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, 15);
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, 1023);
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, 10000);
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, ushort.MinValue);
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, (ushort)short.MaxValue);
GetBytesUInt16(outputBlock, ushort.MaxValue);
}
}
/*
This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( ushort )
method generates the following output.
ushort byte array
------ ----------
15 0F-00
1023 FF-03
10000 10-27
0 00-00
32767 FF-7F
65535 FF-FF
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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