Read Byte Array to Integer

[Ali Çehreli]

On 11/22/2013 11:10 AM, Jeroen Bollen wrote:
> How do I read a byte array into an unsigned integer using little endian
> formatting? I know about the .read inside the std.bitmanip but I can't
> fingure out how to set it to little endian.
>
> data.read!(uint, Endian.littleEndian)();
>
> This gives me a huge compile message including the error at the top
> (without the candidates)
>
> Error: template std.bitmanip.read does not match any function template
> declaration.

It looks like you need to include std.system for Endian's definition:

import std.bitmanip;
import std.system;

void main()
{
     ubyte[] data = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
     assert(data.read!(uint, Endian.littleEndian) == 0x04030201);
}

Ali