Imagine I have 2 bytes that mean nothing when separated, but must be, because these bytes are in a file in binary format. When I read the file, these 2 bytes must actually be an integer16, but this is just a simple example, there are times when I'll need 4 bytes to be an integer32. How do I do this?
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Use the BitConverter class, which has a ToInt16 method, as well as a ToInt32 method. Pass it a byte array containing your bytes, and it will return you the correct type.
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