System.GetSingle is a method in the C# programming language that is used to obtain a single-precision floating point number from the specified location in the memory. This method reads four bytes from the specified address and converts them into a floating point number. The syntax for using this method is:
float GetSingle(byte[] buffer, int index);
This method returns a single-precision floating point number that is converted from four bytes starting at the specified index in the buffer array.
Here are some examples of using the System.GetSingle method:
Example 1: Reading a float value from a binary file
byte[] buffer = new byte[4]; float value;
using (FileStream fs = File.OpenRead("data.bin")) { fs.Read(buffer, 0, 4); value = System.BitConverter.ToSingle(buffer, 0); }
In this example, the GetSingle method is used to read a float value from a binary file. The method reads four bytes from the file stream and converts them into a floating point number using the ToSingle method.
Package/Library: The System namespace is included in the mscorlib.dll assembly which is a part of the .NET Framework Class Library.
Example 2: Reading a float value from a network stream
byte[] buffer = new byte[4]; float value;
using (TcpClient client = new TcpClient("127.0.0.1", 8000)) using (NetworkStream ns = client.GetStream()) { ns.Read(buffer, 0, 4); value = System.BitConverter.ToSingle(buffer, 0); }
In this example, the GetSingle method is used to read a float value from a network stream. The method reads four bytes from the network stream and converts them into a floating point number using the ToSingle method.
Package/Library: The System.Net.Sockets namespace is included in the System.dll assembly which is a part of the .NET Framework Class Library.
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