Byte

Background & Context

- Sequence of bytes.
- Raw binary format.
- Equivalent to the UnsignedInteger8 format.

Import ["file","Byte"] imports any file, returning a packed array of integers in the range (0, 255).
Export ["file",list,"Byte"] exports a list of integers in the range (0, 255) to file.
Import ["file",{"Byte",elem}] or Import ["file",elem] imports the specified element from file.
Import ["file",{"Byte",{elem₁,elem₂,…}}] imports multiple elements.
See the following reference pages for full general information:
Import , Export import from or export to a file

CloudImport , CloudExport import from or export to a cloud object

ImportString , ExportString import from or export to a string

ImportByteArray , ExportByteArray import from or export to a byte array

General Import elements:
"Elements" list of elements and options available in this file

"Summary" summary of the file

"Rules" list of rules for all available elements
Data representation element:
"Data" list of integers in the range (0, 255)
By default, Import and Export use the "Data" element.
Import ["file",{"Byte",n}] gives the n^(th) byte from file.

Convert a list of integers to a string representing binary 8-bit unsigned integers:

Convert the binary data back to an expression:

Import the same data, assuming it represents an array of 8-bit characters:

Skip the first 10 bytes on Import :

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Introduced in 2004 (5.1) | Updated in 2007 (6.0)