Added platform endianess detection and fixed String byte conversion.

examples/convert_f32.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn use_transmutable()
    // Initialize the variables.
    num = 6.291985f32;
    buffer = Vec::new();
-   endianess = Endianess::PLATFORM;
+   endianess = Endianess::Platform;
 
    println!("Converting the value {} into and out of an array of bytes.", num);
    println!("Buffer starts as: {}", stringify_array(buffer.as_slice()));

examples/convert_u16.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#![feature(convert)]
+
+extern crate alchemy;
+
+
+use alchemy::U16_BYTES;
+use alchemy::{Converter, Endianess, PlatformEndian, Transmutable};
+use alchemy::platform_to_network_order;
+
+
+
+fn use_converter()
+{
+   let num: u16;
+   let final_num: u16;
+   let mut buffer: Vec<u8>;
+
+   // Initialize the variables.
+   num = 32832u16;
+   buffer = Vec::new();
+
+   println!("Converting the value {} into and out of an array of bytes.", num);
+   println!("Buffer starts as: {}", stringify_array(buffer.as_slice()));
+
+   // Convert the short point number into an array of bytes.
+   buffer = PlatformEndian::u16_to_bytes(num);
+
+   println!("Buffer contains: {}", stringify_array(buffer.as_slice()));
+
+   // Convert the array of bytes into a short number.
+   final_num = PlatformEndian::bytes_to_u16(buffer.as_slice());
+   println!("The buffer converts back to: {}", final_num);
+}
+
+pub fn use_transmutable()
+{
+   let num: u16;
+   let final_num: u16;
+   let endianess: Endianess;
+   let mut buffer: Vec<u8>;
+
+   // Initialize the variables.
+   num = 32832u16;
+   buffer = Vec::new();
+   endianess = Endianess::Platform;
+
+   println!("Converting the value {} into and out of an array of bytes.", num);
+   println!("Buffer starts as: {}", stringify_array(buffer.as_slice()));
+
+   // Convert the short point number into an array of bytes.
+   buffer = num.to_bytes(endianess);
+
+   println!("Buffer contains: {}", stringify_array(buffer.as_slice()));
+
+   // Convert the array of bytes into a short number.
+   final_num = u16::from_bytes(buffer.as_slice(), endianess);
+   println!("The buffer converts back to: {}", final_num);
+}
+
+/// This just help pretty up the printing of an array of bytes.
+fn stringify_array(buffer: &[u8]) -> String
+{
+   let mut result: String;
+   let mut count: usize;
+
+   // Create a new string that starts with just
+   // the array opening bracket.
+   result = String::new();
+   result.push_str("[");
+
+   // Loop through the buffer keeping track
+   // of our place in it.
+   count = 0usize;
+   for byte in buffer
+   {
+      // Handle priting the last value differently.
+      if count >= buffer.len() - 1
+      {
+         result.push_str(byte.to_string().as_str());
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         result.push_str(byte.to_string().as_str());
+         result.push_str(", ");
+      }
+
+      // Mark that we are going to look at
+      // the next byte in the array.
+      count += 1;
+   }
+
+   // Add the array closing bracket and
+   // return the new String.
+   result.push_str("]");
+   result
+}
+
+
+pub fn main()
+{
+   println!("Using converter:");
+   use_converter();
+
+   println!("");
+
+   println!("Using transmutable:");
+   use_transmutable();
+
+   println!("");
+
+   println!("This turns into a network value of:  {}",
+            platform_to_network_order(32832u16));
+}

examples/determine_endianess.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extern crate alchemy;
+
+
+
+use alchemy::{get_platform_endianess, get_network_endianess};
+
+
+
+pub fn main()
+{
+   println!("Platform Endian:  {}", get_platform_endianess());
+   println!("Network Endian:  {}", get_network_endianess());
+}