https://gitlab.com/Syroot/BinaryData

.NET libraries extending binary reading and writing functionality.
https://gitlab.com/Syroot/BinaryData

big-endian binary-data data endianness io little-endian netcore netframework netstandard stream

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.NET libraries extending binary reading and writing functionality.

• Host: gitlab.com
• URL: https://gitlab.com/Syroot/BinaryData
• Owner: Syroot
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-10-20T08:19:49.838Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Synced: 2025-11-27T13:43:23.891Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: big-endian, binary-data, data, endianness, io, little-endian, netcore, netframework, netstandard, stream
• Stars: 4
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 3
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# BinaryData

When parsing or storing data of binary file formats or protocols, the default .NET functionality is often insufficient. Classes like `BinaryReader` or `BinaryWriter` lack support for a different byte order (endianness) than the system one. Strings are typically stored with a length-prefix other than common 0 terminating bytes. Navigation inside `Stream` instances may be uncomfortable.

The `Syroot.BinaryData` libraries fill these gaps by providing the following features:

- Different byte order (endianness), supporting big and little endian the same way.

- Many `String` formats like 0-termianted strings or UInt16 length prefixes.

- Several `Boolean` and `DateTime` formats (like 4-byte booleans or CTime's `time_t` integer).

- Strongly typed support for saving enum values and checking them for validity.

- Performant and simple parsing of data available in `(ReadOnly)Span` instances.

- Advanced `Stream` navigation features like temporary seeks, simulated seeks, or (negative) alignments.

- Serializing and deserializing any class into a binary format.

## Documentation

A feature tour aswell as complete API documentation is available on [Syroot Docs](https://docs.syroot.com/binarydata).