Array types (#11 - #17)¶
The array types are preceded by a 32-bit int indicating the number of values in the array that follows. This int is itself not preceded by a byte indicating it is an int. A big-endian array of 8 shorts with numbers 100 through 107 is therefore coded as follows:
|12|0|0|0|8| |0|100|0|101|0|102|0|103|0|104|0|105|0|106|0|107|
In this illustration, the 21 bytes have been divided over two lines for readability. The serialized data may not contain such line breaks.
Big-Endian representation¶
| code | name | description |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | BYTE_8_ARRAY | Byte array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of bytes |
| 12 | SHORT_16_ARRAY | Short array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of big-endian encoded shorts |
| 13 | INT_32_ARRAY | Integer array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of big-endian encoded integers |
| 14 | LONG_64_ARRAY | Long array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of big-endian encoded longs |
| 15 | FLOAT_32_ARRAY | Float array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of big-endian encoded floats |
| 16 | DOUBLE_64_ARRAY | Double array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of big-endian encoded doubles |
| 17 | BOOLEAN_8_ARRAY | Boolean array, preceded by a 32-bit big-endian number indicating the number of booleans |
Little-Endian representation¶
| code | name | description |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | BYTE_8_ARRAY | Byte array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of bytes |
| 12 | SHORT_16_ARRAY | Short array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of shorts, little-endian coded shorts |
| 13 | INT_32_ARRAY | Integer array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of integers, little-endian coded ints |
| 14 | LONG_64_ARRAY | Long array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of longs, little-endian coded longs |
| 15 | FLOAT_32_ARRAY | Float array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of floats, little-endian coded floats |
| 16 | DOUBLE_64_ARRAY | Double array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of doubles, little-endian coded doubles |
| 17 | BOOLEAN_8_ARRAY | Boolean array, preceded by a 32-bit little-endian number indicating the number of booleans |