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BitConverter Class converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim value As Integer = -16
Dim bytes() As Byte = BitConverter.GetBytes(value)
' Convert bytes back to Int32.
Dim intValue As Integer = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}: {2}",
value, intValue,
If(value.Equals(intValue), "Round-trips", "Does not round-trip"))
End Sub
End Module