Convert a .NET long to an unsigned 8-byte integer

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For the purposes of setting a value in Active Directory I would like to convert a long to an unsigned 8-byte integer, for assignment to an AD property.

How can I do this?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 26 '10 at 01:43

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A simple cast can cause problems if the long is negative and may result in an OverflowException. You'll need to use the unchecked syntax to ensure it is cast properly.

ulong myUnsignedValue = unchecked( (ulong)originalLongValue );

edited May 26 '10 at 01:43

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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Cast the long to a ulong.

More info here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered May 26 '10 at 00:41

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Convert a .NET long to an unsigned 8-byte integer

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