Encoding Problem? - C# / C Sharp

Andrew

I'm trying to pass a byte array from C# to Java.

I used a BinaryReader in C# to read the byte array.

I'm using a DataInputStream in Java to read the byte array.

The data is passing through just fine, and I'm getting the correct
number of bytes, but the data doesn't look right. :(

I assume this is an encoding issue.

How do I create a byte array in C# that is compatible with Java?

What encoding should I use?

Thanks,

Andrew

Jun 18 '06 #1

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JustinC

Do you mean what kind of encoding should you use to get your byte array
that you're going to pass to JAVA? If you already have a byte array,
and you just want to access it from a JAVA function there should be no
"encoding" necessary.

Andrew wrote:

I'm trying to pass a byte array from C# to Java.

I used a BinaryReader in C# to read the byte array.

I'm using a DataInputStream in Java to read the byte array.

The data is passing through just fine, and I'm getting the correct
number of bytes, but the data doesn't look right. :(

I assume this is an encoding issue.

How do I create a byte array in C# that is compatible with Java?

What encoding should I use?

Thanks,

Andrew

Jun 18 '06 #2

Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]

Andrew wrote:

I'm trying to pass a byte array from C# to Java.

I used a BinaryReader in C# to read the byte array.

I'm using a DataInputStream in Java to read the byte array.

The data is passing through just fine, and I'm getting the correct
number of bytes, but the data doesn't look right. :(

I assume this is an encoding issue.
Why do you assume that?

How do I create a byte array in C# that is compatible with Java?
A byte array is a byte array.

What encoding should I use?

What are you putting into the byte array? How are you concluding that it's
wrong?

-cd

Jun 18 '06 #3

Andrew

> Do you mean what kind of encoding should you use to get your byte array

that you're going to pass to JAVA?

Yes, I believe that's what I'm looking for. :)

Andrew

Jun 18 '06 #4

Andrew

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp************ *************** **@mvps.org.nos pam>
wrote in message news:ut******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP05.phx.gbl...

I assume this is an encoding issue.
Why do you assume that?

Because I don't know what else it could be. :)

How do I create a byte array in C# that is compatible with Java?
A byte array is a byte array.

Agreed. Bad question.

What are you putting into the byte array? How are you concluding that
it's wrong?

I'm reading in an MP3 file.

I created two programs. One in C# and one in Java.

I read in the bytes and printed each byte (as an int) to the console.

I compared the bytes and noticed that some of the bytes were different.

Andrew

Jun 18 '06 #5

Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]

Andrew wrote:

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]"
What are you putting into the byte array? How are you concluding
that it's wrong?

I'm reading in an MP3 file.

I created two programs. One in C# and one in Java.

I read in the bytes and printed each byte (as an int) to the console.

I compared the bytes and noticed that some of the bytes were
different.

Why/how are you using a BinaryReader? To simply read a byte stream from a
file, you should simply use the Read function on a Stream object (most
likely, a FileStream, since you say you're reading a file). You don't need
to use any kind of "reader" to read uninterpreted bytes from a stream.

-cd

Jun 18 '06 #6

Andrew

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp************ *************** **@mvps.org.nos pam>
wrote in message news:Oc******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...

Why/how are you using a BinaryReader? To simply read a byte stream from a
file, you should simply use the Read function on a Stream object (most
likely, a FileStream, since you say you're reading a file). You don't
need to use any kind of "reader" to read uninterpreted bytes from a
stream.

OK. I just ditched the BinaryReader.

Not sure why I was using it in the first place, it just seemed like an easy
solution. :)

I'm now using the Read method from FileStream.

However, it still doesn't work right and it looks like the bytes are
different.

Here is the very end of the same file. For example, in C# the byte is 170,
in Java it is -86

Reading bytes using C#:

255 250 56 192 221 50 230 128 20 237 31 105 185
156 0 17 88 14 222 135 178 240 0 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170
170 1
70 170 84 65 71 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 3
2 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 32
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 3
2 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 0

Reading bytes in Java:

-1 -6 56 -64 -35 50 -26 -128 20 -19 31 105 -71 -100 0 17 88
14 -34 -121 -78 -16
0 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86 -86
-86 -86 -86 84 65 71 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
32 32 32 32 32 32 0

Jun 18 '06 #7

Jon Skeet [C# MVP]

Andrew <no***@jose.bla h> wrote:

Here is the very end of the same file. For example, in C# the byte is 170,
in Java it is -86

<snip>

That's just because in C# bytes are unsigned, and in Java they're
signed.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

Jun 18 '06 #8

Andrew

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co m> wrote in message
news:MP******** *************** *@msnews.micros oft.com...

That's just because in C# bytes are unsigned, and in Java they're
signed.

I take it that means I need to convert my unsigned byte array to a signed
array?

Is there a method or class that will do this for me?

Andrew

Jun 18 '06 #9

Jon Skeet [C# MVP]

Andrew <no***@jose.bla h> wrote:

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.co m> wrote in message
news:MP******** *************** *@msnews.micros oft.com...
That's just because in C# bytes are unsigned, and in Java they're
signed.
I take it that means I need to convert my unsigned byte array to a signed
array?

Not really.
Is there a method or class that will do this for me?

What are you trying to do with the data after you've read it? That's
the important thing.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

Jun 18 '06 #10

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