http://snippets.dzone.com/posts Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:24:50 GMT DZone Snippets: for code http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/2072 // Using the built in ability to print a byte as a hex value <br />// this set of methods gives the ability to print shorts <br />// and longs as hex using the spacing that is customary. <br /> <br /><code> <br />using System; <br /> <br />namespace testApp <br />{ <br /> /// <summary> <br /> /// Summary description for Class1. <br /> /// </summary> <br /> class Class1 <br /> { <br /> /// <summary> <br /> /// The main entry point for the application. <br /> /// </summary> <br /> [STAThread] <br /> static void Main(string[] args) <br /> { <br /> Class1 t = new Class1(); <br /> long i = 12; // <br /> Console.WriteLine(t.int32ToHexString(i)); <br /> } <br /> <br /> private string int32ToHexString(long i) <br /> { <br /> byte[] int32Bytes; <br /> int32Bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(i); <br /> return String.Format("{0}{1}{2}{3}", <br /> padString(int32Bytes[0].ToString("X")), <br /> padString(int32Bytes[1].ToString("X")), <br /> padString(int32Bytes[2].ToString("X")), <br /> padString(int32Bytes[3].ToString("X"))); <br /> } <br /> <br /> private string int16ToHexString(short i) <br /> { <br /> byte[] int32Bytes; <br /> int32Bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(i); <br /> return String.Format("{0}{1}", <br /> padString(int32Bytes[0].ToString("X")), <br /> padString(int32Bytes[1].ToString("X"))); <br /> } <br /> <br /> private string byteToHexString(byte b) <br /> { <br /> return padString(String.Format("{0}", b.ToString("X"))); <br /> } <br /> <br /> private string padString(string s) <br /> { <br /> while (s.Length < 2) s = "0" + s; <br /> while (s.Length < 3) s = " " + s; <br /> return s; <br /> } <br /> } <br />} <br /> <br /></code> <br /> <br />produces this output: <br /> 0C 00 00 00 Thu, 18 May 2006 20:25:18 GMT http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/2072 ocorpening (Owen Corpening)