code::ByteOrder Class Reference

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

ByteOrder allows you to have a portable character representation of your class across architechtures.

The BOStream class provides a better interface to this class.

See also:

BOStream

Author:

Lakshman

Version:

Id

code_ByteOrder.h,v 1.8 2009/06/02 20:17:39 lakshman Exp

Public Member Functions
	ByteOrder (bool littleEndianFile=true)
	Instantiate a ByteOrder object.
void	swapIfNeeded (char *startVal, size_t numChars) const
	Swap (in place) the variable passed in iff the file's endianness differs from this machine's.
Static Public Member Functions
static void	swapAlways (char *startVal, size_t numChars)
	Unconditionally swaps (in place) the variable passed in.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

code::ByteOrder::ByteOrder

(

bool

littleEndianFile = true

)

[inline]

Instantiate a ByteOrder object.

Parameters:

endian

true if the file's bytes are little endian

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Member Function Documentation

static void code::ByteOrder::swapAlways	(	char *	startVal,
		size_t	numChars
	)			[inline, static]

Unconditionally swaps (in place) the variable passed in.

Useful when you have to swap regardless of the byteorder.

void code::ByteOrder::swapIfNeeded	(	char *	startVal,
		size_t	numChars
	)			const [inline]

Swap (in place) the variable passed in iff the file's endianness differs from this machine's.

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