BitConverter.ToInt16 Method

Definition

Overloads

ToInt16(Byte[], Int32)

Returns a 16-bit signed integer converted from two bytes at a specified position in a byte array.

ToInt16(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>)

Converts a read-only byte span into a 16-bit signed integer.

ToInt16(Byte[], Int32)

Source:
BitConverter.cs
Source:
BitConverter.cs
Source:
BitConverter.cs

Returns a 16-bit signed integer converted from two bytes at a specified position in a byte array.

C#
public static short ToInt16(byte[] value, int startIndex);

Parameters

value
Byte[]

An array of bytes that includes the two bytes to convert.

startIndex
Int32

The starting position within value.

Returns

A 16-bit signed integer formed by two bytes beginning at startIndex.

Exceptions

startIndex equals the length of value minus 1.

value is null.

startIndex is less than zero or greater than the length of value minus 1.

Examples

The following code example converts elements of Byte arrays to Int16 values with the ToInt16 method.

C#
// Example of the BitConverter.ToInt16 method.
using System;

class BytesToInt16Demo
{
    const string formatter = "{0,5}{1,17}{2,10}";

    // Convert two byte array elements to a short and display it.
    public static void BAToInt16( byte[ ] bytes, int index )
    {
        short value = BitConverter.ToInt16( bytes, index );

        Console.WriteLine( formatter, index,
            BitConverter.ToString( bytes, index, 2 ), value );
    }

    public static void Main( )
    {
        byte[ ] byteArray =
            { 15, 0, 0, 128, 16, 39, 240, 216, 241, 255, 127 };

        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of the BitConverter.ToInt16( byte[ ], " +
            "int ) \nmethod generates the following output. It " +
            "converts elements \nof a byte array to short values.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( "initial byte array" );
        Console.WriteLine( "------------------" );
        Console.WriteLine( BitConverter.ToString( byteArray ) );
        Console.WriteLine( );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "index", "array elements", "short" );
        Console.WriteLine( formatter, "-----", "--------------", "-----" );

        // Convert byte array elements to short values.
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 1 );
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 0 );
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 8 );
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 4 );
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 6 );
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 9 );
        BAToInt16( byteArray, 2 );
    }
}

/*
This example of the BitConverter.ToInt16( byte[ ], int )
method generates the following output. It converts elements
of a byte array to short values.

initial byte array
------------------
0F-00-00-80-10-27-F0-D8-F1-FF-7F

index   array elements     short
-----   --------------     -----
    1            00-00         0
    0            0F-00        15
    8            F1-FF       -15
    4            10-27     10000
    6            F0-D8    -10000
    9            FF-7F     32767
    2            00-80    -32768
*/

Remarks

The ToInt16 method converts the bytes from index startIndex to startIndex + 1 to an Int16 value. The order of bytes in the array must reflect the endianness of the computer system's architecture. For more information, see the Remarks section of the BitConverter class topic.

See also

Applies to

.NET 10 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

ToInt16(ReadOnlySpan<Byte>)

Source:
BitConverter.cs
Source:
BitConverter.cs
Source:
BitConverter.cs

Converts a read-only byte span into a 16-bit signed integer.

C#
public static short ToInt16(ReadOnlySpan<byte> value);

Parameters

value
ReadOnlySpan<Byte>

A read-only span containing the bytes to convert.

Returns

A 16-bit signed integer representing the converted bytes.

Exceptions

The length of value is less than 2.

Applies to

.NET 10 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Standard 2.1