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BitConverter.GetBytes Method (UInt32)

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Returns the specified 32-bit unsigned integer value as an array of bytes.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public Shared Function GetBytes ( _
    value As UInteger _
) As Byte()

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static byte[] GetBytes(
    uint value
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: array<System.Byte[]
An array of bytes with length 4.

Examples

The following code example converts the bit patterns of UInt32 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.

' Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt32 ) method.

Module Example

   Const formatter As String = "{0,16}{1,20}"

   ' Convert a UInt32 argument to a Byte array and display it.
   Sub GetBytesUInt32(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal argument As UInt32)

      Dim byteArray As Byte() = BitConverter.GetBytes(argument)
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, argument, _
          BitConverter.ToString(byteArray)) & vbCrLf
   End Sub

   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt32 ) " & _
          vbCrLf & "method generates the following " & _
          "output." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "UInt32", "Byte array") & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(formatter, "------", "----------") & vbCrLf

      ' Convert UInt32 values and display the results.
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(15))
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(1023))
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(&H100000))
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(1000000000))
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(0))
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(Int32.MaxValue))
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, Convert.ToUInt32(4294967295))
   End Sub
End Module

' This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( UInt32 )
' method generates the following output.
' 
'           UInt32          Byte array
'           ------          ----------
'               15         0F-00-00-00
'             1023         FF-03-00-00
'          1048576         00-00-10-00
'       1000000000         00-CA-9A-3B
'                0         00-00-00-00
'       2147483647         FF-FF-FF-7F
'       4294967295         FF-FF-FF-FF

// Example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( uint ) method.
using System;

class Example
{
   const string formatter = "{0,16}{1,20}";

   // Convert a uint argument to a byte array and display it.
   public static void GetBytesUInt32(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, uint argument)
   {
      byte[] byteArray = BitConverter.GetBytes(argument);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, argument,
          BitConverter.ToString(byteArray)) + "\n";
   }

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
          "This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( uint ) " +
          "\nmethod generates the following output.\n") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "uint", "byte array") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(formatter, "----", "----------") + "\n";

      // Convert uint values and display the results.
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 15);
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 1023);
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 0x100000);
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, 1000000000);
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, uint.MinValue);
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, int.MaxValue);
      GetBytesUInt32(outputBlock, uint.MaxValue);
   }
}

/*
This example of the BitConverter.GetBytes( uint )
method generates the following output.

            uint          byte array
            ----          ----------
              15         0F-00-00-00
            1023         FF-03-00-00
         1048576         00-00-10-00
      1000000000         00-CA-9A-3B
               0         00-00-00-00
      2147483647         FF-FF-FF-7F
      4294967295         FF-FF-FF-FF
*/

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

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.