How do I convert UInt8 to Data?

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Created Jul ’19

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How do I convert UInt8 into an object of type Data and still keep it's original value, so that when I convert the Data object back to Uint8, I would get its original value?

Answered by OOPer in 368999022

You should better check the documentation of Data first.

Generally, Data is considered to be a collection of UInt8's, so it naturally keeps the original UInt8 values.

//UInt8 to Data
let value: UInt8 = 123
let data = Data([value])

//Data to UInt8
let originalValue = data[0]
print(originalValue) //->123

//[UInt8] to Data
let arrValue: [UInt8] = [123, 234]
let arrData = Data(arrValue)

//Data to [UInt8]
let originalValues = Array(arrData)
print(originalValues) //->[123,234]

But, in many cases there are some ways you can handle your original values without converting Data to Array of UInt8.

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Jul ’19

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You should better check the documentation of Data first.

Generally, Data is considered to be a collection of UInt8's, so it naturally keeps the original UInt8 values.

//UInt8 to Data
let value: UInt8 = 123
let data = Data([value])

//Data to UInt8
let originalValue = data[0]
print(originalValue) //->123

//[UInt8] to Data
let arrValue: [UInt8] = [123, 234]
let arrData = Data(arrValue)

//Data to [UInt8]
let originalValues = Array(arrData)
print(originalValues) //->[123,234]

But, in many cases there are some ways you can handle your original values without converting Data to Array of UInt8.

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