how to convert int32 to byte array

[mehafi]

hi,
I need to write a few integer numbers to file. A method write from
FileStream writes an array of bytes. So how to conwert my integers to
byte array?
I've tried Convert class, but it hasn't proper methods.
I've tried also TypeDescriptor. GetConverter ... but got message "cant
convert byte[] to byte[]"

Could someone write me a line of code which will ilustrate this?
thanks in advance
mehafi

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

mehafi,

You will want to use the BitConverter class, specifically, the GetBytes
method.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

"mehafi" <me****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:da******** *************** ***********@34g 2000hsh.googleg roups.com...

hi,
I need to write a few integer numbers to file. A method write from
FileStream writes an array of bytes. So how to conwert my integers to
byte array?
I've tried Convert class, but it hasn't proper methods.
I've tried also TypeDescriptor. GetConverter ... but got message "cant
convert byte[] to byte[]"

Could someone write me a line of code which will ilustrate this?
thanks in advance
mehafi

[Peter Duniho]

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:53:38 -0700, mehafi <me****@gmail.c omwrote:

hi,
I need to write a few integer numbers to file. A method write from
FileStream writes an array of bytes. So how to conwert my integers to
byte array?

The easiest approach may be just to use the BinaryWriter class, which can
write to a stream the binary representations for a variety of input,
including Int32.

Alternatively, you can use the BitConverter class to generate appropriate
byte arrays that you can then write yourself.

Pete

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

mehafi <me****@gmail.c omwrote:

I need to write a few integer numbers to file. A method write from
FileStream writes an array of bytes. So how to conwert my integers to
byte array?

The easiest way would be to use BinaryWriter.

I've tried Convert class, but it hasn't proper methods.

Have a look at BitConverter.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
Web site: http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
C# in Depth: http://csharpindepth.com

[Peter Duniho]

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:20:23 -0700, <qg**********@m ailinator.comwr ote:

So basically, you are saying that if I instruct the BinaryWriter to
write the integer 123456 (11110001001000 000) it will always use:

First byte [0] to store 64 (01000000)
Second byte [1] to store 226 (011100010)

No matter if I am running on a little indian processor or big indean
processor right? And of course that the BinaryReader will always read
it the same way not matter what.

I believe that is true. It is in fact what the documentation says. :)

If you need architecture-dependent behavior, you can use BitConverter.

Pete

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

On Jun 2, 11:20 pm, qglyirnyf...@ma ilinator.com wrote:

So basically, you are saying that if I instruct the BinaryWriter to
write the integer 123456 (11110001001000 000) it will always use:

<snip>

I believe that's true for the Microsoft .NET implementation. I don't
know if it's true for all other CLI implementations such as Mono, on
all processors.

Naturally I prefer my own library so you can be absolutely explicit :)

PS: Apparently, my company is telling me that your site has been
deemed unsuitable for business use so you have been blocked :)

<sigh>

Try http://yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/miscutil

Jon

[Chris Dunaway]

On Jun 2, 5:20 pm, qglyirnyf...@ma ilinator.com wrote:

PS: Apparently, my company is telling me that your site has been
deemed unsuitable for business use so you have been blocked :)

Wow. I wonder what they'd do to you if you bought his book and placed
it on your desk?? I shudder to think! :)

Chris

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

On Jun 3, 3:09 pm, Chris Dunaway <dunaw...@gmail .comwrote:

On Jun 2, 5:20 pm, qglyirnyf...@ma ilinator.com wrote:

PS: Apparently, my company is telling me that your site has been
deemed unsuitable for business use so you have been blocked :)

Wow. I wonder what they'd do to you if you bought his book and placed
it on your desk?? I shudder to think! :)

There is a vaguely understandable reason for this, even if it's not
exactly pleasant. pobox.com is a redirection site, effectively - I use
them to redirect both my mail and web links, so that I can move them
elsewhere at a later date should I wish. (I change my email delivery
address every so often - it's much less likely that I will change web
provider, especially as a lot of people have linked to the "real" site
now anyway.)

Filter software tends to think of pobox.com as a webmail site, and
those are often blocked by companies. Sad but true.

Basically you can currently treat http://pobox.com/~skeet as
http://yoda.arachsys.com - but I'll always try to make sure that the
former works, while the latter may *one day* not.

Jon