Implicit Type Conversion(NodeId,Byte[]) Operator

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Overloads Public Operator Widening CType( _
   ByVal value() As Byte _
) As NodeId

'Usage

public NodeId operator implicit( 
   byte[] value
)

public:
operator NodeId^ ( 
   array<byte>^ value
)

Parameters

value: The System.Byte[] array to compare this node to

This operator allows you to compare a NodeId to an array of Bytes.

This produces the following output (taken from C# example):

Comparing NodeId to Byte[] Comparing ABCDE to ABCDE = [equals] True Comparing ABCDE to ABCDE = [ == ] True Comparing ABCDE to abcde = [equals] False Comparing ABCDE to abcde = [ == ] False

C#
Visual Basic

//define our 2 Byte[] ids, and then define our node to use the first id.
byte[] id1 = new byte[] { 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 };
byte[] id2 = new byte[] { 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 };
NodeId node1 = new NodeId(id1);
            
//convert our bytes to string so we can display them 
string id1String = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(id1);
string id2String = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(id2);
            
//now to compare the node to the guids
Utils.LogInfo("\n\nComparing NodeId to Byte[]");
Utils.LogInfo("\tComparing {0} to {0} = [equals] {2}", id1String, id1String, node1.Equals(id1));
Utils.LogInfo("\tComparing {0} to {0} = [  =   ] {2}", id1String, id1String, node1 == id1);
Utils.LogInfo("\tComparing {0} to {1} = [equals] {2}", id1String, id2String, node1.Equals(id2));
Utils.LogInfo("\tComparing {0} to {1} = [  =   ] {2}", id1String, id2String, node1 == id2);

'define our 2 Byte[] ids, and then define our node to use the first id.
Dim id1 As Byte() = New Byte() { 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 }
Dim id2 As Byte() = New Byte() { 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 }
Dim node1 As NodeId = New NodeId(id1)
            
'convert our bytes to string so we can display them 
Dim id1String As String = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(id1)
Dim id2String As String = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(id2)
            
'now to compare the node to the guids
Utils.LogInfo("Comparing NodeId to Byte()")
Utils.LogInfo("Comparing {0} to {0} = [equals] {2}", id1String, id1String, node1.Equals(id1))
Utils.LogInfo("Comparing {0} to {0} = [  =   ] {2}", id1String, id1String, node1 = id1)
Utils.LogInfo("Comparing {0} to {1} = [equals] {2}", id1String, id2String, node1.Equals(id2))
Utils.LogInfo("Comparing {0} to {1} = [  =   ] {2}", id1String, id2String, node1 = id2)

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

NodeId Class
NodeId Members
Overload List