C# BitConverter GetBytes(UInt64)

Description

BitConverter GetBytes(UInt64) returns the specified 64-bit unsigned integer value as an array of bytes.

Syntax

BitConverter.GetBytes(UInt64) has the following syntax.

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static byte[] GetBytes(
  ulong value
)

Parameters

BitConverter.GetBytes(UInt64) has the following parameters.

• value - The number to convert.

Returns

BitConverter.GetBytes(UInt64) method returns

Example

The following code example converts the bit patterns of UInt64 values to Byte arrays with the GetBytes method.

using System;/*from www. j  a v a  2s.  com*/

class GetBytesUInt64Demo
{

    public static void Main( )
    {
        byte[ ] byteArray = BitConverter.GetBytes( 1000000000 );
        Console.WriteLine(BitConverter.ToString( byteArray ) );

    }
}

The code above generates the following result.