How to split a byte array

Question

I have a byte array in memory, read from a file. I would like to split the byte array at a certain point (index) without having to just create a new byte array and copy eac

Answer 1

As Eren said, you can use ArraySegment<T>. Here's an extension method and usage example:

public static class ArrayExtensionMethods
{
    public static ArraySegment<T> GetSegment<T>(this T[] arr, int offset, int? count = null)
    {
        if (count == null) { count = arr.Length - offset; }
        return new ArraySegment<T>(arr, offset, count.Value);
    }
}

void Main()
{
    byte[] arr = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 };
    var p1 = arr.GetSegment(0, 5);
    var p2 = arr.GetSegment(5);
    Console.WriteLine("First array:");
    foreach (byte b in p1)
    {
        Console.Write(b);
    }
    Console.Write("\n");
    Console.WriteLine("Second array:");
    foreach (byte b in p2)
    {
        Console.Write(b);
    }
}