/// <summary>
/// Converts decimal string to bytes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="description">The decimal string.</param>
/// <returns>The converted bytes.</returns>
/// <remarks><c>" 16 18 "</c> is converted to <c>new byte[] { 0x10, 0x12 }</c>.</remarks>
public static byte[] ConvertDecimal(string description)
{
if (description == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("description");
}
var result = new List <byte> ();
var content = description.Trim().Split(new[] { ' ' });
foreach (var part in content)
{
#if CF
result.Add(byte.Parse(part, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
#else
byte temp;
#if NETCF
if (TryParsers.ByteTryParse(part, out temp))
#else
if (byte.TryParse(part, out temp))
#endif
{ result.Add(temp); }
#endif
}
return(result.ToArray());
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the byte string to bytes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="description">The HEX string.</param>
/// <returns>The converted bytes.</returns>
/// <remarks><c>"80 00"</c> is converted to <c>new byte[] { 0x80, 0x00 }</c>.</remarks>
public static byte[] Convert(IEnumerable <char> description)
{
if (description == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("description");
}
var result = new List <byte> ();
var buffer = new StringBuilder(2);
foreach (var c in description.Where(c => !char.IsWhiteSpace(c)))
{
if (!char.IsLetterOrDigit(c))
{
throw new ArgumentException("illegal character found", "description");
}
buffer.Append(c);
if (buffer.Length != 2)
{
continue;
}
#if CF
result.Add(byte.Parse(buffer.ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
#else
byte temp;
#if NETCF
if (TryParsers.ByteTryParse(buffer.ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out temp))
#else
if (byte.TryParse(buffer.ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out temp))
#endif
{ result.Add(temp); }
#endif
buffer.Length = 0;
}
if (buffer.Length != 0)
{
throw new ArgumentException("not a complete byte string", "description");
}
return(result.ToArray());
}