BitConverter.GetBytes Method (UInt32)
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Returns the specified 32-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 UInteger _
) As Byte()
[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static byte[] GetBytes(
uint value
)
Parameters
- value
Type: System.UInt32
The number to convert.
Return Value
Type: array<System.Byte[]
An array of bytes with length 4.
Examples
The following code example converts the bit patterns of UInt32 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.
' Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt32 ) method.
Module Example
Const formatter As String = "{0,16}{1,20}"
' Convert a UInt32 argument to a Byte array and display it.
Sub GetBytesUInt32(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As UInt32)
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( UInt32 ) " & _
vbCrLf & "method generates the following " & _
"output." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "UInt32", "Byte array") & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "------", "----------") & vbCrLf
' Convert UInt32 values and display the results.
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(15))
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(1023))
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(&H100000))
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(1000000000))
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(0))
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(Int32.MaxValue))
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(4294967295))
End Sub
End Module
' This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt32 )
' method generates the following output.
'
' UInt32 Byte array
' ------ ----------
' 15 0F-00-00-00
' 1023 FF-03-00-00
' 1048576 00-00-10-00
' 1000000000 00-CA-9A-3B
' 0 00-00-00-00
' 2147483647 FF-FF-FF-7F
' 4294967295 FF-FF-FF-FF
// Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( uint ) method.
using System;
class Example
{
const string formatter = "{0,16}{1,20}";
// Convert a uint argument to a byte array and display it.
public static void GetBytesUInt32(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, uint 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( uint ) " +
"\nmethod generates the following output.\n") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "uint", "byte array") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "----", "----------") + "\n";
// Convert uint values and display the results.
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 15);
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 1023);
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 0x100000);
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 1000000000);
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, uint.MinValue);
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, int.MaxValue);
GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, uint.MaxValue);
}
}
/*
This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( uint )
method generates the following output.
uint byte array
---- ----------
15 0F-00-00-00
1023 FF-03-00-00
1048576 00-00-10-00
1000000000 00-CA-9A-3B
0 00-00-00-00
2147483647 FF-FF-FF-7F
4294967295 FF-FF-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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