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# Class CL_Endian

Endianess management class.
Contained in: global
Derived from: none
Derived by: none
Group: Core (I/O Data)

#include <ClanLib/core.h>

### public function member index:
### Operations:
``static` `void`` | `swap` | `(`void`* `data`, `int` `type_size`, `int` `total_times`=1)`;
### Attributes:
``static` `bool`` | `is_system_big` | `()`;
``static` `bool`` | `is_system_64bit` | `()`;

## Description:

The CL_Endian class is used to convert between different endianess. There are also a set of defines to the lazy developer:
#define SWAP_IF_BIG(i)
#define SWAP_IF_LITTLE(i)
#define SWAP_IF_BIG_ALOT(i, times)
#define SWAP_IF_LITTLE_ALOT(i, times)
#define IS_SYSTEM_64BIT()
Each of these defines call CL_Endian::is_system_big() and CL_Endian::swap.

## Function Member Descriptions:

CL_Endian::is_system_64bit - Returns true if 64 bit system.
``static` `bool`` `is_system_64bit``()`;

> Returns - True if 64 bit, false otherwise.

CL_Endian::is_system_big - Returns true if big endian system.
``static` `bool`` `is_system_big``()`;

> Returns - True if big endian system, false otherwise.

CL_Endian::swap - Swaps larger amounts of data between little and big endian.
``static` `void`` `swap``(`void`* `data`, `int` `type_size`, `int` `total_times`=1)`;

> data -Data to be swapped.
> type_size - Size of datatype to be swapped.
> total_times - Number of 'type_size' size data chunks to be swapped.