binary.cpp File Reference

Binary file reading utilities. More...

#include "global.h"
#include "utils/binary.h"

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Macros
#define	ISBIGENDIAN()   ((*reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&bigendiandetection)) == 0)

Functions
static void	swapByteOrder (char *d, unsigned int n)

Variables
static const int	bigendiandetection = 1

Detailed Description

Binary file reading utilities.

Author

xythobuz

Definition in file binary.cpp.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define ISBIGENDIAN

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((*reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&bigendiandetection)) == 0)

Definition at line 58 of file binary.cpp.

Function Documentation

static void swapByteOrder ( char *  d, unsigned int  n  )

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Definition at line 60 of file binary.cpp.

Variable Documentation

const int bigendiandetection = 1

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FIXME:

Left-Shift with signed integer is undefined! So we can't use the same method as for unsigned integers. Is there a portable way to read multi-byte signed integers, without having to detect the endianness at run-time?

Definition at line 57 of file binary.cpp.