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endian.h
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22
23#ifndef VCL_IO_SERIALIZATION_ENDIAN_H
24#define VCL_IO_SERIALIZATION_ENDIAN_H
25
26#include <cstdio>
27
28namespace vcl::detail {
29
30// https://stackoverflow.com/a/38141476/5851101
31template<typename T>
32T swapEndian(T u)
33{
34 union
35 {
36 T u;
37 unsigned char u8[sizeof(T)];
38 } source, dest;
39
40 source.u = u;
41
42 for (std::size_t k = 0; k < sizeof(T); k++)
43 dest.u8[k] = source.u8[sizeof(T) - k - 1];
44
45 return dest.u;
46}
47
48} // namespace vcl::detail
49
50#endif // VCL_IO_SERIALIZATION_ENDIAN_H