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quick question about converting bytes

How would i go about changing a set of bytes into a big endian unsigned integer. I have already read the bytes into a byte array by the simple name of bytes. Now i just need to convert the 4 bytes in to the afore mentioned type.
[228 byte] By [Nelk] at [2007-12-22]
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# 1

Check out the following

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.bitconverter.aspx

http://developmentnow.com/g/38_2005_1_0_0_42249/How-to-Convert-Byte-Array-to-Int32-Bigendian.htm

http://dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/44/223204.aspx

spotty at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic Language...
# 2
Using the IP-address trick is a bit grody. Here's something more readable:

Dim value As UInt32 = &H12345678
Debug.Print("{0:x}", value)
Dim bytes() As Byte = BitConverter.GetBytes(value)
Array.Reverse(bytes)
value = BitConverter.ToUInt32(bytes, 0)
Debug.Print("{0:x}", value)

nobugz at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic Language...
# 3
thank you for the answers, nobugz, i think that answered my question.
Nelk at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic Language...
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