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BitConverter.IsLittleEndian Field

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Indicates the byte order ("endianess") in which data is stored in this computer architecture.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly IsLittleEndian As Boolean

public static readonly bool IsLittleEndian

Remarks

This value is true if the architecture is little-endian; false if it is big-endian.

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.

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of the IsLittleEndian field.

' Example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field.

Module Example
   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      outputBlock.Text &= _
          "This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian " & _
          "field generates " & vbCrLf & "the following output " & _
          "when run on x86-class computers." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("IsLittleEndian:  {0}", _
          BitConverter.IsLittleEndian) & vbCrLf
   End Sub
End Module

' 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 Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text +=
          "This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field " +
          "generates \nthe following output when run on " +
          "x86-class computers.\n" + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("IsLittleEndian:  {0}",
          BitConverter.IsLittleEndian) + "\n";
   }
}

/*
This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
the following output when run on x86-class computers.

IsLittleEndian:  True
*/

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.