C# Guid ToByteArray

Description

Guid ToByteArray returns a 16-element byte array that contains the value of this instance.

Syntax

Guid.ToByteArray has the following syntax.


public byte[] ToByteArray()

Returns

Guid.ToByteArray method returns

Example

The following example calls the NewGuid method to create a Guid value, and then calls the ToByteArray method to represent the Guid value as a byte array.


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using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Guid guid = Guid.NewGuid();
      Console.WriteLine("Guid: {0}", guid);
      Byte[] bytes = guid.ToByteArray();
      foreach (var byt in bytes){
         Console.Write("{0:X2} ", byt);
      }
      Guid guid2 = new Guid(bytes);
      Console.WriteLine("Guid: {0} (Same as First Guid: {1})", guid2, guid2.Equals(guid));
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.