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public: static initonly bool IsLittleEndian;
public static readonly bool IsLittleEndian;
staticval mutable IsLittleEndian : bool
Public Shared ReadOnly IsLittleEndian As Boolean
Field Value
The following code example illustrates the use of the
IsLittleEndian
field.
// Example of the BitConverter::IsLittleEndian field.
using namespace System;
int main()
Console::WriteLine( "This example of the BitConverter::IsLittleEndian field "
"generates \nthe following output when run on "
"x86-class computers.\n" );
Console::WriteLine( "IsLittleEndian: {0}", BitConverter::IsLittleEndian );
This example of the BitConverter::IsLittleEndian field generates
the following output when run on x86-class computers.
IsLittleEndian: True
// Example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field.
using System;
class LittleEndDemo
public static void Main( )
Console.WriteLine(
"This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field " +
"generates \nthe following output when run on " +
"x86-class computers.\n");
Console.WriteLine( "IsLittleEndian: {0}",
BitConverter.IsLittleEndian );
This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
the following output when run on x86-class computers.
IsLittleEndian: True
open System
printfn $"This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates \nthe following output when run on x86-class computers.\n"
printfn $"IsLittleEndian: {BitConverter.IsLittleEndian}"
// This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
// the following output when run on x86-class computers.
// IsLittleEndian: True
' Example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field.
Module LittleEndDemo
Sub Main( )
Console.WriteLine( _
"This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian " & _
"field generates " & vbCrLf & "the following output " & _
"when run on x86-class computers." & vbCrLf )
Console.WriteLine( "IsLittleEndian: {0}", _
BitConverter.IsLittleEndian )
End Sub
End Module
' This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
' the following output when run on x86-class computers.
' IsLittleEndian: True
Remarks
Different computer architectures store data using different byte orders. "Big-endian" means the most significant byte is on the left end of a word. "Little-endian" means the most significant byte is on the right end of a word.
You can convert from network byte order to the byte order of the host computer without retrieving the value of the
BitConverter.IsLittleEndian
field by passing a 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64 bit integer to the
IPAddress.HostToNetworkOrder
method.
