Hi,

I have a byte array read from a file using Stream IO, and containing a
mixture of 16-bit integers, strings, etc..

The problem: what is the best way to convert two byte sequences into 16-bit
integers in a way similar to what I used to do with C or C++ formatted IO?

Is there really no direct way to accomplish this without my having to write
my own formatted IO routines? Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

- Lew

Lew,

You can use the static ToInt16 method on the BitConverter class to do
this.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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"Lew Barnesson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a byte array read from a file using Stream IO, and containing a
> mixture of 16-bit integers, strings, etc..
>
> The problem: what is the best way to convert two byte sequences into
> 16-bit integers in a way similar to what I used to do with C or C++
> formatted IO?
>
> Is there really no direct way to accomplish this without my having to
> write my own formatted IO routines? Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> - Lew
>

Nicholas,

Thank you. Exactly what I needed.

On another issue, do you have any counterpart for the C 'Union' construct in
C#?

- Lew
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%23c%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Lew,
>
> You can use the static ToInt16 method on the BitConverter class to do
> this.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Lew Barnesson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:b8-dnd-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a byte array read from a file using Stream IO, and containing a
>> mixture of 16-bit integers, strings, etc..
>>
>> The problem: what is the best way to convert two byte sequences into
>> 16-bit integers in a way similar to what I used to do with C or C++
>> formatted IO?
>>
>> Is there really no direct way to accomplish this without my having to
>> write my own formatted IO routines? Any help appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> - Lew
>>
>
>

Lew,

There really isn't one. You could use the FieldOffset attribute, but
for really complex unions, you will probably have to do something custom.

I would look up the terms "union" and "FieldOffset" in groups.google.com
in order to see previous threads on this subject.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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"Lew Barnesson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Nicholas,
>
> Thank you. Exactly what I needed.
>
> On another issue, do you have any counterpart for the C 'Union' construct
> in C#?
>
> - Lew
> "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message news:%23c%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Lew,
>>
>> You can use the static ToInt16 method on the BitConverter class to do
>> this.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>>
>> --
>> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
>> - (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> "Lew Barnesson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:b8-dnd-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a byte array read from a file using Stream IO, and containing a
>>> mixture of 16-bit integers, strings, etc..
>>>
>>> The problem: what is the best way to convert two byte sequences into
>>> 16-bit integers in a way similar to what I used to do with C or C++
>>> formatted IO?
>>>
>>> Is there really no direct way to accomplish this without my having to
>>> write my own formatted IO routines? Any help appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> - Lew
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Nicholas,

Thanks. Good advice. I'll Google (Group) it. :-)

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Lew,
>
> There really isn't one. You could use the FieldOffset attribute, but
> for really complex unions, you will probably have to do something custom.
>
> I would look up the terms "union" and "FieldOffset" in
> groups.google.com in order to see previous threads on this subject.
>
>
> --
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Lew Barnesson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Nicholas,
>>
>> Thank you. Exactly what I needed.
>>
>> On another issue, do you have any counterpart for the C 'Union' construct
>> in C#?
>>
>> - Lew
>> "Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message news:%23c%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Lew,
>>>
>>> You can use the static ToInt16 method on the BitConverter class to do
>>> this.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
>>> - (E-Mail Removed)
>>>
>>> "Lew Barnesson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:b8-dnd-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a byte array read from a file using Stream IO, and containing a
>>>> mixture of 16-bit integers, strings, etc..
>>>>
>>>> The problem: what is the best way to convert two byte sequences into
>>>> 16-bit integers in a way similar to what I used to do with C or C++
>>>> formatted IO?
>>>>
>>>> Is there really no direct way to accomplish this without my having to
>>>> write my own formatted IO routines? Any help appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> - Lew
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>