(VB.NET) Append Big-Endian or Little-Endian Integers

Demonstrates how to append integers in big-endian or little-endian byte order to a BinData.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

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Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData

' The hex value of decimal 123456789 is 0x075BCD15
Dim x As Integer = 123456789

' Appending little-endian causes bytes to be
' appended in the order 0x15, 0xCD, 0x5B, 0x07
Dim littleEndian As Boolean = True
Dim success As Boolean = bd.AppendInt4(x,littleEndian)

Debug.WriteLine(bd.GetEncoded("hex"))
' Output is: 15CD5B07

' Now append the same integer in big-endian byte order.
' Appending bit-endian causes bytes to be
' appended in the order 0x07, 0x5B, 0xCD, 0x15
littleEndian = False
bd.AppendInt4(x,littleEndian)

Debug.WriteLine(bd.GetEncoded("hex"))
' bd now contains: 15CD5B07075BCD15

' -------------------------------------------
' Now do the same thing with 16-bit integers
bd.Clear()

' 1234 decimal = 0x04D2 hex.
x = 1234

littleEndian = True
bd.AppendInt2(x,littleEndian)

Debug.WriteLine(bd.GetEncoded("hex"))
' Output is: D204

littleEndian = False
bd.AppendInt2(x,littleEndian)

Debug.WriteLine(bd.GetEncoded("hex"))
' Output is now: D20404D2