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BitConverter.GetBytes Method (Int16)

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Returns the specified 16-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Function GetBytes ( _
    value As Short _
) As Byte()

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public static byte[] GetBytes(
    short value
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: array<System.Byte[]
An array of bytes with length 2.

Examples

The following code example converts the bit patterns of Int16 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.

' Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( Short ) method.

Module Example

   Const formatter As String = "{0,10}{1,13}"

   ' Convert a Short argument to a Byte array and display it.
   Sub GetBytesInt16(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As Short)

      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( Short ) " & _
          vbCrLf & "method generates the following " & _
          "output." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "Short", "Byte array") & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "-----", "----------") & vbCrLf

      ' Convert Short values and display the results.
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 0)
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 15)
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, -15)
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 10000)
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, -10000)
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, Short.MinValue)
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, Short.MaxValue)
   End Sub
End Module

' This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( Short )
' method generates the following output.
' 
'      Short   Byte array
'      -----   ----------
'          0        00-00
'         15        0F-00
'        -15        F1-FF
'      10000        10-27
'     -10000        F0-D8
'     -32768        00-80
'      32767        FF-7F

// Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( short ) method.
using System;

class Example
{
   const string formatter = "{0,10}{1,13}";

   // Convert a short argument to a byte array and display it.
   public static void GetBytesInt16(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, short 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( short ) " +
          "\nmethod generates the following output.\n") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "short", "byte array") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "-----", "----------") + "\n";

      // Convert short values and display the results.
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 0);
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 15);
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, -15);
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, 10000);
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, -10000);
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, short.MinValue);
      GetBytesInt16(outputBlock, short.MaxValue);
   }
}

/*
This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( short )
method generates the following output.

     short   byte array
     -----   ----------
         0        00-00
        15        0F-00
       -15        F1-FF
     10000        10-27
    -10000        F0-D8
    -32768        00-80
     32767        FF-7F
*/

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

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.