bytes (1024) to string conversion (1 KB)?

Question

I would like to know if there is a function in .NET which converts numeric bytes into the string with correct measurement?

Or we just need to follow old approach of dividing and holding the conversion units to get it done?

Take a look @ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/281640/how-do-i-get-a-human-readable-file-size-using-net — Alex K., Jun 04 '10 at 15:01
wow looks like this post really has different flavors :) Thanks man — Anil Namde, Jun 04 '10 at 15:05

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '10 at 14:58

7

No, there isn't.

You can write one like this:

public static string ToSizeString(this double bytes) {
    var culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
    const string format = "#,0.0";

    if (bytes < 1024)
        return bytes.ToString("#,0", culture);
    bytes /= 1024;
    if (bytes < 1024)
        return bytes.ToString(format, culture) + " KB";
    bytes /= 1024;
    if (bytes < 1024)
        return bytes.ToString(format, culture) + " MB";
    bytes /= 1024;
    if (bytes < 1024)
        return bytes.ToString(format, culture) + " GB";
    bytes /= 1024;
    return bytes.ToString(format, culture) + " TB";
}

answered Jun 04 '10 at 14:58

SLaks

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Unless I'm mistaken, I think it would have been better to iterate with a `while` or `do` loop. And that solution would be better on the eyes as well. That's just my opinion. :\ – Alex Essilfie Mar 11 '11 at 09:46
@Alex: You're right; I hadn't thought of that. I later saw a different answer that did so. – SLaks Mar 11 '11 at 13:19

bytes (1024) to string conversion (1 KB)?

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