/// <summary>
/// Returns the <see cref="Keyed.Flags.Enumeration{T}"/> <typeparamref name="T"/> Value
/// by its <paramref name="bytes"/>. <paramref name="_"/> is provided to connect the
/// caller with the <see cref="Keyed.Flags.Enumeration{T}"/> <typeparamref name="T"/>,
/// nothing more, nothing less.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="_">Given an anchor value identifying the Type <typeparamref name="T"/>.</param>
/// <param name="bytes">The Bytes correlating to the <see cref="ImmutableBitArray"/>.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <see cref="ImmutableBitArray"/>
/// <see cref="Keyed.Flags.Enumeration{T}.FromBitArray"/>
public static T GetValueByBytes <T>(this T _, byte[] bytes)
where T : Keyed.Flags.Enumeration <T>
{
var key = new ImmutableBitArray(bytes);
var value = Keyed.Flags.Enumeration <T> .FromBitArray(key).AssertNotNull();
value.Key.AssertNotNull().AssertEqual(key);
return(value);
}
/// <inheritdoc /> public int CompareTo(ImmutableBitArray other) => CompareTo(_bytes, other?._bytes);
/// <summary> /// /// </summary> /// <param name="a"></param> /// <param name="b"></param> /// <returns></returns> public static int CompareTo(ImmutableBitArray a, ImmutableBitArray b) => CompareTo(a?._bytes, b?._bytes);
/// <inheritdoc /> public bool Equals(ImmutableBitArray other) => other != null && Equals(_bytes, other._bytes);
/// <summary> /// /// </summary> /// <param name="a"></param> /// <param name="b"></param> /// <returns></returns> public static bool Equals(ImmutableBitArray a, ImmutableBitArray b) => Equals(a?._bytes, b?._bytes);
/// <summary>
/// Returns a hexadecimal representation of the <paramref name="arr"/> in the usual MSB
/// order.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="arr"></param>
/// <param name="msb">Returns the string in <paramref name="msb"/> order. Default is true
/// consistent with <see cref="ImmutableBitArray.ToBytes"/>.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string ToByteString(this ImmutableBitArray arr, bool msb = true)
{
// Return in the appropriate order.
return((arr == null ? new byte[0] : arr.ToBytes(msb)).ToByteString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Performs the Bitwise Exclusive Or operation on the current instance,
/// <paramref name="other"/>, and <paramref name="others"/> instances. Returns a new
/// instance containing the result.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="other"></param>
/// <param name="others"></param>
/// <returns>A new instance containing the result.</returns>
public ImmutableBitArray Xor(ImmutableBitArray other
, params ImmutableBitArray[] others)
=> Xor(GetRange(other).Concat(others).ToArray());
/// <inheritdoc /> public ImmutableBitArray Xor(ImmutableBitArray other) => Xor(GetRange(other));
/// <inheritdoc /> public ImmutableBitArray And(ImmutableBitArray other) => And(GetRange(other));