Conversion double array to byte array

Question

How do I convert a double[] array to a byte[] array and vice versa?

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Answer 1

You can use the Select and ToArray methods to convert one array to another:

oneArray = anotherArray.Select(n => {
  // the conversion of one item from one type to another goes here
}).ToArray();

To convert from double to byte:

byteArray = doubleArray.Select(n => {
  return Convert.ToByte(n);
}).ToArray();

To convert from byte to double you just change the conversion part:

doubleArray = byteArray.Select(n => {
  return Convert.ToDouble(n);
}).ToArray();

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If you want to convert each double to a multi-byte representation, you can use the SelectMany method and the BitConverter class. As each double will result in an array of bytes, the SelectMany method will flatten them into a single result.

byteArray = doubleArray.SelectMany(n => {
  return BitConverter.GetBytes(n);
}).ToArray();

To convert back to doubles, you would need to loop the bytes eight at a time:

doubleArray = Enumerable.Range(0, byteArray.Length / 8).Select(i => {
  return BitConverter.ToDouble(byteArray, i * 8);
}).ToArray();

Answer 2

Assuming you want the doubles placed in the corresponding byte array one after the other, LINQ can make short work out of this:

static byte[] GetBytes(double[] values)
{
    return values.SelectMany(value => BitConverter.GetBytes(value)).ToArray();
}

Alternatively, you could use Buffer.BlockCopy():

static byte[] GetBytesAlt(double[] values)
{
    var result = new byte[values.Length * sizeof(double)];
    Buffer.BlockCopy(values, 0, result, 0, result.Length);
    return result;
}

To convert back:

static double[] GetDoubles(byte[] bytes)
{
    return Enumerable.Range(0, bytes.Length / sizeof(double))
        .Select(offset => BitConverter.ToDouble(bytes, offset * sizeof(double)))
        .ToArray();
}

static double[] GetDoublesAlt(byte[] bytes)
{
    var result = new double[bytes.Length / sizeof(double)];
    Buffer.BlockCopy(bytes, 0, result, 0, bytes.Length);
    return result;
}

Answer 3

You can use something like this, I think:

byte[] byteArray = new byteArray[...];  
...
byteArray.SetValue(Convert.ToByte(d), index);

Answer 4

You should use Buffer.BlockCopy method.

Look at the pages example, you will clearly understand.

doubleArray = byteArray.Select(n => {return Convert.ToDouble(n);}).ToArray();

Answer 5

var byteArray = (from d in doubleArray
                 select (byte)d)
                .ToArray();

var doubleArray = (from b in byteArray
                   select (double)b)
                  .ToArray();

Cheers.

Answer 6

Use the Bitconverter class.