BitConverter.IsLittleEndian Field
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Indicates the byte order ("endianess") in which data is stored in this computer architecture.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly IsLittleEndian As Boolean
public static readonly bool IsLittleEndian
Remarks
This value is true if the architecture is little-endian; false if it is big-endian.
Different computer architectures store data using different byte orders. "Big-endian" means the most significant byte is on the left end of a word. "Little-endian" means the most significant byte is on the right end of a word.
Examples
The following code example illustrates the use of the IsLittleEndian field.
' Example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field.
Module Example
Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
outputBlock.Text &= _
"This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian " & _
"field generates " & vbCrLf & "the following output " & _
"when run on x86-class computers." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("IsLittleEndian: {0}", _
BitConverter.IsLittleEndian) & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Module
' This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
' the following output when run on x86-class computers.
'
' IsLittleEndian: True
// Example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field.
using System;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
outputBlock.Text +=
"This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field " +
"generates \nthe following output when run on " +
"x86-class computers.\n" + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("IsLittleEndian: {0}",
BitConverter.IsLittleEndian) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
the following output when run on x86-class computers.
IsLittleEndian: True
*/
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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