MiffTheFox.BinString

Byte arrays are commonplace in .NET code. But arrays aren't really easy to work with. There are no standard methods for searching, concatenation, padding, or doing any other operation to a byte array that you could easily do with a string.

This library aims to make working with binary data as easy as working with strings by introducing the BinString type. A BinString is a string of bytes that can be manipulated along the lines of a string of characters.

Usage

Create a BinString

byte[] hello = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, world!");
BinString helloBin = new BinString(hello);
// or
var helloBin = BinString.FromTextString("Hello, world!", Encoding.UTF8);

Use a BinString

var sha = SHA1.Create();
var result = new BinString(sha.ComputeHash(helloBin));

Format a BinString for display

Console.WriteLine("The hash is: {0:x}", result);

Concatenation!

var a = BinString.FromTextString("Hello", Encoding.ASCII));
var b = BinString.FromBytes("2c20");
var c = BinString.FromTextString("Hello", Encoding.ASCII));
var message = a + b + c;
Console.WriteLine(message.ToString(Encoding.ASCII));

Equality testing

var a = BinString.FromTextString("ABC", Encoding.ASCII);
var b = BinString.FromBytes("414243");
if (a == b) Console.WriteLine("They match!");

More documentation is available on the wiki.

Installation

You can install the package through NuGet with this link or by typing the following command into the Pacakage Manage Console:

Install-Package MiffTheFox.BinString

Have fun!~