CL_Endian3

Overview

The CL_Endian class is used to convert between different endianess. There are also a set of defines to the lazy developer:

#define SWAP_IF_BIG(i)
#define SWAP_IF_LITTLE(i)
#define SWAP_IF_BIG_ALOT(i, times)
#define SWAP_IF_LITTLE_ALOT(i, times)
#define IS_SYSTEM_64BIT()

Each of these defines call CL_Endian::is_system_big() and CL_Endian::swap. For the exact definition of the defines, have a look in ClanLib/Layer1/IOData/API/endian.h

Class members

static void swap(

void *data,
int type_size)

static void swap(

void *data,
int type_size,
int total_times)

static bool is_system_big()

static bool is_system_64bit()

Members with descriptions

static void swap(

void *data,
int type_size)

Parameters:
data - Data to be swapped.
type_size - Size of datatype to be swapped.

Description:

Swaps the bytes between little and big endian.

static void swap(

void *data,
int type_size,
int total_times)

Parameters:
data -Data to be swapped.
type_size - Size of datatype to be swapped.
total_times - Number of 'type_size' size data chunks to be swapped.

Description:

Swaps larger amounts of data between little and big endian.

static bool is_system_big()

Description:

Returns true if big endian system.

Return value:

True if big endian system, false otherwise.

static bool is_system_64bit()

Description:

Returns true if 64 bit system.

Return value:

True if 64 bit, false otherwise.