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                            // ==++== 
//
//   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
//
// ==--== 
/*============================================================
** 
** Class:  BitConverter 
**
** 
** Purpose: Allows developers to view the base data types as
**          an arbitrary array of bits.
**
** 
===========================================================*/
namespace System { 
 
    using System;
    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; 
    using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
    using System.Security;
    // The BitConverter class contains methods for
    // converting an array of bytes to one of the base data 
    // types, as well as for converting a base data type to an
    // array of bytes. 
    // 
     // Only statics, does not need to be marked with the serializable attribute
    public static class BitConverter { 

        // This field indicates the "endianess" of the architecture.
        // The value is set to true if the architecture is
        // little endian; false if it is big endian. 
#if BIGENDIAN
        public static readonly bool IsLittleEndian /* = false */; 
#else 
        public static readonly bool IsLittleEndian = true;
#endif 

        // Converts a byte into an array of bytes with length one.
        public static byte[] GetBytes(bool value) {
            byte[] r = new byte[1]; 
            r[0] = (value ? (byte)Boolean.True : (byte)Boolean.False );
            return r; 
        } 

        // Converts a char into an array of bytes with length two. 
        public static byte[] GetBytes(char value)
        {
            return GetBytes((short)value);
        } 

        // Converts a short into an array of bytes with length 
        // two. 
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated
        public unsafe static byte[] GetBytes(short value) 
        {
            byte[] bytes = new byte[2];
            fixed(byte* b = bytes)
                *((short*)b) = value; 
            return bytes;
        } 
 
        // Converts an int into an array of bytes with length
        // four. 
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated
        public unsafe static byte[] GetBytes(int value)
        {
            byte[] bytes = new byte[4]; 
            fixed(byte* b = bytes)
                *((int*)b) = value; 
            return bytes; 
        }
 
        // Converts a long into an array of bytes with length
        // eight.
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated
        public unsafe static byte[] GetBytes(long value) 
        {
            byte[] bytes = new byte[8]; 
            fixed(byte* b = bytes) 
                *((long*)b) = value;
            return bytes; 
        }

        // Converts an ushort into an array of bytes with
        // length two. 
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static byte[] GetBytes(ushort value) { 
            return GetBytes((short)value); 
        }
 
        // Converts an uint into an array of bytes with
        // length four.
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static byte[] GetBytes(uint value) { 
            return GetBytes((int)value);
        } 
 
        // Converts an unsigned long into an array of bytes with
        // length eight. 
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static byte[] GetBytes(ulong value) {
            return GetBytes((long)value);
        } 

        // Converts a float into an array of bytes with length 
        // four. 
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated
        public unsafe static byte[] GetBytes(float value) 
        {
            return GetBytes(*(int*)&value);
        }
 
        // Converts a double into an array of bytes with length
        // eight. 
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated 
        public unsafe static byte[] GetBytes(double value)
        { 
            return GetBytes(*(long*)&value);
        }

        // Converts an array of bytes into a char. 
        public static char ToChar(byte[] value, int startIndex)
        { 
            return (char)ToInt16(value, startIndex); 
        }
 
        // Converts an array of bytes into a short.
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated
        public static unsafe short ToInt16(byte[] value, int startIndex) {
            if( value == null)  { 
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument.value);
            } 
 
            if ((uint) startIndex >= value.Length) {
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument.startIndex, ExceptionResource.ArgumentOutOfRange_Index); 
            }

            if (startIndex > value.Length -2) {
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource.Arg_ArrayPlusOffTooSmall); 
            }
 
            fixed( byte * pbyte = &value[startIndex]) { 
                if( startIndex % 2 == 0) { // data is aligned
                    return *((short *) pbyte); 
                }
                else {
                    if( IsLittleEndian) {
                        return (short)((*pbyte) | (*(pbyte + 1) << 8)) ; 
                    }
                    else { 
                        return (short)((*pbyte << 8) | (*(pbyte + 1))); 
                    }
                } 
            }

        }
 
        // Converts an array of bytes into an int.
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated 
        public static unsafe int ToInt32 (byte[]value, int startIndex) { 
            if( value == null)  {
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument.value); 
            }

            if ((uint) startIndex >= value.Length) {
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument.startIndex, ExceptionResource.ArgumentOutOfRange_Index); 
            }
 
            if (startIndex > value.Length -4) { 
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource.Arg_ArrayPlusOffTooSmall);
            } 

            fixed( byte * pbyte = &value[startIndex]) {
                if( startIndex % 4 == 0) { // data is aligned
                    return *((int *) pbyte); 
                }
                else { 
                    if( IsLittleEndian) { 
                        return (*pbyte) | (*(pbyte + 1) << 8)  | (*(pbyte + 2) << 16) | (*(pbyte + 3) << 24);
                    } 
                    else {
                        return (*pbyte << 24) | (*(pbyte + 1) << 16)  | (*(pbyte + 2) << 8) | (*(pbyte + 3));
                    }
                } 
            }
        } 
 
        // Converts an array of bytes into a long.
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated 
        public static unsafe long ToInt64 (byte[] value, int startIndex) {
            if( value == null)  {
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument.value);
            } 

            if ((uint) startIndex >= value.Length) { 
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(ExceptionArgument.startIndex, ExceptionResource.ArgumentOutOfRange_Index); 
            }
 
            if (startIndex > value.Length -8) {
                ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource.Arg_ArrayPlusOffTooSmall);
            }
 
            fixed( byte * pbyte = &value[startIndex]) {
                if( startIndex % 8 == 0) { // data is aligned 
                    return *((long *) pbyte); 
                }
                else { 
                    if( IsLittleEndian) {
                        int i1 = (*pbyte) | (*(pbyte + 1) << 8)  | (*(pbyte + 2) << 16) | (*(pbyte + 3) << 24);
                        int i2  = (*(pbyte+4)) | (*(pbyte + 5) << 8)  | (*(pbyte + 6) << 16) | (*(pbyte + 7) << 24);
                        return (uint)i1 | ((long)i2 << 32); 
                    }
                    else { 
                        int i1 = (*pbyte << 24) | (*(pbyte + 1) << 16)  | (*(pbyte + 2) << 8) | (*(pbyte + 3)); 
                        int i2  = (*(pbyte+4) << 24) | (*(pbyte + 5) << 16)  | (*(pbyte + 6) << 8) | (*(pbyte + 7));
                        return (uint)i2 | ((long)i1 << 32); 
                    }
                }
            }
        } 

 
        // Converts an array of bytes into an ushort. 
        //
        [CLSCompliant(false)] 
        public static ushort ToUInt16(byte[] value, int startIndex)
        {
            return (ushort)ToInt16(value, startIndex);
        } 

        // Converts an array of bytes into an uint. 
        // 
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static uint ToUInt32(byte[] value, int startIndex) 
        {
            return (uint)ToInt32(value, startIndex);
        }
 
        // Converts an array of bytes into an unsigned long.
        // 
        [CLSCompliant(false)] 
        public static ulong ToUInt64(byte[] value, int startIndex)
        { 
            return (ulong)ToInt64(value, startIndex);
        }

        // Converts an array of bytes into a float. 
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated
        unsafe public static float ToSingle (byte[]value, int startIndex) 
        { 
            int val = ToInt32(value, startIndex);
            return *(float*)&val; 
        }

        // Converts an array of bytes into a double.
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]  // auto-generated 
        unsafe public static double ToDouble (byte []value, int startIndex)
        { 
            long val = ToInt64(value, startIndex); 
            return *(double*)&val;
        } 

        private static char GetHexValue(int i) {
            Contract.Assert( i >=0 && i <16, "i is out of range.");
            if (i<10) { 
                return (char)(i + '0');
            } 
 
            return (char)(i - 10 + 'A');
        } 

        // Converts an array of bytes into a String.
        public static String ToString (byte[] value, int startIndex, int length) {
 
            if (value == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("byteArray"); 
            } 
            Contract.EndContractBlock();
 
            int arrayLen = value.Length;
            if (startIndex < 0 || (startIndex >= arrayLen && startIndex > 0)) {
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("startIndex", Environment.GetResourceString("ArgumentOutOfRange_StartIndex"));
            } 

            int realLength = length; 
            if (realLength<0) { 
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("length", Environment.GetResourceString("ArgumentOutOfRange_GenericPositive"));
            } 

            if (startIndex > arrayLen - realLength) {
                throw new ArgumentException(Environment.GetResourceString("Arg_ArrayPlusOffTooSmall"));
            } 

            if (realLength == 0) { 
                return string.Empty; 
            }
 
            if (realLength > (Int32.MaxValue / 3)) {
                // (Int32.MaxValue / 3) == 715,827,882 Bytes == 699 GB
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("length", Environment.GetResourceString("ArgumentOutOfRange_LengthTooLarge", (Int32.MaxValue / 3)));
            } 

            int chArrayLength = realLength * 3; 
 
            char[] chArray = new char[chArrayLength];
            int i = 0; 
            int index = startIndex;
            for (i = 0; i < chArrayLength; i += 3) {
                byte b = value[index++];
                chArray[i]= GetHexValue(b/16); 
                chArray[i+1] = GetHexValue(b%16);
                chArray[i+2] = '-'; 
            } 

            // We don't need the last '-' character 
            return new String(chArray, 0, chArray.Length - 1);
        }

        // Converts an array of bytes into a String. 
        public static String ToString(byte [] value) {
            if (value == null) 
                throw new ArgumentNullException("value"); 
            Contract.EndContractBlock();
            return ToString(value, 0, value.Length); 
        }

        // Converts an array of bytes into a String.
        public static String ToString (byte [] value, int startIndex) { 
            if (value == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("value"); 
            Contract.EndContractBlock(); 
            return ToString(value, startIndex, value.Length - startIndex);
        } 

        /*==================================ToBoolean===================================
        **Action:  Convert an array of bytes to a boolean value.  We treat this array
        **         as if the first 4 bytes were an Int4 an operate on this value. 
        **Returns: True if the Int4 value of the first 4 bytes is non-zero.
        **Arguments: value -- The byte array 
        **           startIndex -- The position within the array. 
        **Exceptions: See ToInt4.
        ==============================================================================*/ 
        // Converts an array of bytes into a boolean.
        public static bool ToBoolean(byte[]value, int startIndex) {
            if (value==null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("value"); 
            if (startIndex < 0)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("startIndex", Environment.GetResourceString("ArgumentOutOfRange_NeedNonNegNum")); 
            if (startIndex > value.Length - 1) 
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("startIndex", Environment.GetResourceString("ArgumentOutOfRange_Index"));
            Contract.EndContractBlock(); 

            return (value[startIndex]==0)?false:true;
        }
 
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        public static unsafe long DoubleToInt64Bits(double value) { 
            return *((long *)&value); 
        }
 
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        public static unsafe double Int64BitsToDouble(long value) {
            return *((double *)&value);
        } 
    }
 
 
}

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