reconstruct a float number in c# that was received from a java ser

[yaron]

Hi all,

i need to read a float number in my c# client that is received from a socket
from a java server.

1. i think i found a sollution, here it is :

public float readFloat()
{
return BitConverter.ToSingle(BitConverter.GetBytes(readIn t()),0);
}

it seems ok,
is it ok ? (readInt() is my method that read a 4 bytes as int from a socket
in a BigEndian order)

2. but when i use instead the BitConverter class the Convert class like this :
return Convert.ToSingle(readInt());
it doesn't work ok? what's wrong ?

Thanks.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

yaron <ya***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

i need to read a float number in my c# client that is received from a socket
from a java server.

1. i think i found a sollution, here it is :

public float readFloat()
{
return BitConverter.ToSingle(BitConverter.GetBytes(readIn t()),0);
}

it seems ok,
is it ok ? (readInt() is my method that read a 4 bytes as int from a socket
in a BigEndian order)
I would suggest using my BinaryReader/BitConverter equivalents that
allow you to specify the endianness. See
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/miscutil
2. but when i use instead the BitConverter class the Convert class like this :
return Convert.ToSingle(readInt());
it doesn't work ok? what's wrong ?

Well, Convert.ToSingle(int) just converts an integer to the nearest
float. It's not doing the same thing as BitConverter at all.

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[yaron]

Hi Jon,

you already help me before with volatile field.
i start look on your misc dll it have very cool classes that can help me.

Thanks again Jon.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:

yaron <ya***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

i need to read a float number in my c# client that is received from a socket
from a java server.

1. i think i found a sollution, here it is :

public float readFloat()
{
return BitConverter.ToSingle(BitConverter.GetBytes(readIn t()),0);
}

it seems ok,
is it ok ? (readInt() is my method that read a 4 bytes as int from a socket
in a BigEndian order)

I would suggest using my BinaryReader/BitConverter equivalents that
allow you to specify the endianness. See
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/miscutil

2. but when i use instead the BitConverter class the Convert class like this :
return Convert.ToSingle(readInt());
it doesn't work ok? what's wrong ?

Well, Convert.ToSingle(int) just converts an integer to the nearest
float. It's not doing the same thing as BitConverter at all.

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

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

yaron <ya***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

you already help me before with volatile field.
i start look on your misc dll it have very cool classes that can help me.

If you like what you see now, you might want to check it again in a few
days. I'm modifying the SyncLock code to allow you to specify the
ordering of locks. Hopefully I'll have it done by Christmas...

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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