Writeable byte stream style functionality in C#

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I need to build a stream of bytes, by writing int and float/double data into it. How do I easily accomplish this in C#? I'm aware of the method to get the raw bytes of a float variable, but does C# already have a byte-stream writing system that I could easily leverage?

Reading a float value from a bytearray:

uint floatBytes = .. // read 4 float bytes from byte[] array
float floatVal = *((float*)&floatBytes);

Writing a float value into bytearray:

float floatVal = ... // read a float from the float[] array
uint floatBytes = *((uint*)&floatVal);

Henk Holterman · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-29 11:18:26Z

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does C# already have a byte-stream writing system that I could easily leverage?

The .NET library has a pair of stream-decorators for this, BinaryWriter and BinaryReader.

var reader = new BinaryReader(someStream);
float f1 = reader.ReadSingle();   // Single == float
double d1 = reader.ReadDouble();
string s1 = reader.ReadString();  // the Writer issues a length-prefix.

answered May 29, 2012 at 11:18

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Eugene Ryabtsev · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-29 11:19:46Z

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Use BinaryReader and BinaryWriter

edited May 29, 2012 at 11:19

answered May 29, 2012 at 11:18

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