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Endian.cc
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50 //=============================================================================
51 //
52 // Helper Functions for binary reading / writing
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54 //=============================================================================
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56 
57 //== INCLUDES =================================================================
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59 
60 #include <OpenMesh/Core/Utils/Endian.hh>
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62 
63 //== NAMESPACES ===============================================================
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65 
66 namespace OpenMesh {
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68 
69 //== IMPLEMENTATION ===========================================================
70 
71 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
72 
73 int Endian::one_ = 1;
74 
75 const Endian::Type Endian::local_ = *((unsigned char*)&Endian::one_)
76  ? Endian::LSB
77  : Endian::MSB;
78 
79 const char * Endian::as_string(Type _t)
80 {
81  return _t == LSB ? "LSB" : "MSB";
82 }
83 
84 //=============================================================================
85 } // namespace OpenMesh
86 //=============================================================================
Little endian (Intel family and clones)
Definition: Endian.hh:83
static const char * as_string(Type _t)
Return type _t as string.
Definition: Endian.cc:79
big endian (Motorola&#39;s 68x family, DEC Alpha, MIPS)
Definition: Endian.hh:84