Value Type Conversion to Array

[David Kyle]

Just wondering if there's a quick way to convert types. I quite often have
things like an int that i want to convert the type to a byte array of length
4.

I guess the only way to do it is using unsafe code but even when doing that
I still have to copy the information to the array.

//this is what I would like to make work
int myInt = 244;
byte[] intAsBytes;

unsafe {
intAsBytes = &myInt;
}

//this is what I have to do
int myInt = 1;
byte[] intAsBytes = new byte[4];

unsafe {
byte* pointer = (byte*)&myInt;
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
intAsBytes[i] = *pointer++;
}

[Scott Allen]

Yes, David. Use:

byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(myInt);

HTH,

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:47:10 -0800, "David Kyle" <dk***@chloemag.com>
wrote:

Just wondering if there's a quick way to convert types. I quite often have
things like an int that i want to convert the type to a byte array of length
4.

I guess the only way to do it is using unsafe code but even when doing that
I still have to copy the information to the array.

//this is what I would like to make work
int myInt = 244;
byte[] intAsBytes;

unsafe {
intAsBytes = &myInt;
}

//this is what I have to do
int myInt = 1;
byte[] intAsBytes = new byte[4];

unsafe {
byte* pointer = (byte*)&myInt;
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
intAsBytes[i] = *pointer++;
}

[David Kyle]

Awesome! Works like a charm! Thanks!

Cheers!

David Kyle
www.chloemag.com

"Scott Allen" <bitmask@[nospam].fred.net> wrote in message
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Yes, David. Use:

byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(myInt);

HTH,

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:47:10 -0800, "David Kyle" <dk***@chloemag.com>
wrote:

Just wondering if there's a quick way to convert types. I quite often
have
things like an int that i want to convert the type to a byte array of
length
4.

I guess the only way to do it is using unsafe code but even when doing
that
I still have to copy the information to the array.

//this is what I would like to make work
int myInt = 244;
byte[] intAsBytes;

unsafe {
intAsBytes = &myInt;
}

//this is what I have to do
int myInt = 1;
byte[] intAsBytes = new byte[4];

unsafe {
byte* pointer = (byte*)&myInt;
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
intAsBytes[i] = *pointer++;
}