/// <summary>
/// Same as using the constructor <see cref="ShortField"/> with the same
/// parameter list. Avoid creation of an useless object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="offset">offset of the field within its byte array</param>
/// <param name="value">the initial value</param>
/// <param name="data">the byte array to write the value to</param>
public static void Write(int offset, short value, ref byte[] data)
{
LittleEndian.PutShort(data, offset, value);
}
/// <summary>
/// set the value from an Stream
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">the Stream from which the value is to be
/// read</param>
/// <exception cref="IOException">if an IOException is thrown from reading
/// the Stream</exception>
/// <exception cref="BufferUnderrunException">if there is not enough data
/// available from the Stream</exception>
public void ReadFromStream(Stream stream)
{
_value = LittleEndian.ReadShort(stream);
}
/// <summary>
/// write the value out to an array of bytes at the appropriate
/// offset
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data">the array of bytes to which the value is to be
/// written</param>
/// <exception cref="IndexOutOfRangeException">if the offset is out
/// of range</exception>
public void WriteToBytes(byte [] data)
{
LittleEndian.PutShort(data, _offset, _value);
}
/// <summary>
/// set the value from its offset into an array of bytes
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data">the byte array from which the value is to be read</param>
/// <exception cref="IndexOutOfRangeException">if the offset is out
/// of range</exception>
public void ReadFromBytes(byte [] data)
{
_value = LittleEndian.GetShort(data, _offset);
}