/// <summary>
/// Decodes length for collection types depending on the protocol version
/// </summary>
internal static int DecodeCollectionLength(ProtocolVersion protocolVersion, byte[] buffer, ref int index)
{
int result;
if (!protocolVersion.Uses4BytesCollectionLength())
{
//length is a short
result = BeConverter.ToInt16(buffer, index);
index += 2;
}
else
{
//length is expressed in int
result = BeConverter.ToInt32(buffer, index);
index += 4;
}
return(result);
}
