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C# Byte[] to long reverse not working


Why is this program not working? I convert a byte array to long. Then from the long I convert back to a byte array. The resulting byte array is not the same as original.

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        byte[] myBytes = { 0, 0, 0, 32, 56, 99, 87, 34, 56, 56, 34, 33, 67
                         , 56, 66, 72, 1, 0, 0, 56, 0, 22};

        long data = BitConverter.ToInt64(myBytes, 0);

        byte[] byteData = BitConverter.GetBytes(data);

        Console.WriteLine("byte array: " + BitConverter.ToString(myBytes));
        Console.WriteLine("byte array: " + BitConverter.ToString(byteData));
    }
}

Solution

  • The length of bytes exceed a long can hold(8 bytes, 64 bits).

    For alternative solution, I'd suggest to use BigInteger if your target framework is higher than(including) .Net 4.0.