Convert float to raw bits to int in C#

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We have something like:

float f = 1234.5678F;

Let's pretend the binary representation of this is 0x1234ABCD. How can I get the value 305441741 (==0x1234ABCD) from f?

technically it already is in "raw bits", and it looks like you're trying to convert those raw bits to a string — Sam I am says Reinstate Monica, Jun 11 '15 at 16:48
I literally found a duplicate by using the first link in http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bc%23%5D+representation+float and I have never written a C# program. — Pascal Cuoq, Jun 11 '15 at 16:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '15 at 16:47

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BitConverter class should help you.

BitConverter.GetBytes

Something like this:

float f = 1234.5678F;
var bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(f);
var result = string.Format("0x{0:x}{1:x}{2:x}{3:x}", bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3]);

answered Jun 11 '15 at 16:47

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