Returns true if the computer architecture is Big Endian, false otherwise.

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#include <codecogs/computing/lowlevel/is_big_endian.h>

using namespace Computing::Lowlevel;

	bool	isBigEndian () Returns true if the computer architecture is Big Endian, false otherwise.
	Boolean	cc_lowlevelIsBigEndian () This function is available as a Microsoft Excel add-in.

Function Documentation

For more information about the computer architecture theory behind this algorithm, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness

Example 1:

The following program displays whether the computer architecture is Big Endian or not (the opposite would most probably be Little Endian, but there are also other non-Big Endian architectures).

#include <iostream>
#include <codecogs/computing/lowlevel/is_big_endian.h>
 
using namespace std;
 
int main() 
{
  cout << "Computer architecture is ";
  if (Computing::Lowlevel::isBigEndian()) cout << "Big Endian.";
  else cout << "Little Endian (or other non-Big Endian).";
  cout << endl;
  return 0;
}

Authors:

Lucian Bentea (August 2005)