public static class GrayCode
{
public static byte BinaryToByte(BitArray binary)
{
if (binary.Length > 8)
throw new ArgumentException("bitarray too long for byte");
var array = new byte[1];
binary.CopyTo(array, 0);
return array[0];
}
public static int BinaryToInt(BitArray binary)
{
if (binary.Length > 32)
throw new ArgumentException("bitarray too long for int");
var array = new int[1];
binary.CopyTo(array, 0);
return array[0];
}
public static BitArray BinaryToGray(BitArray binary)
{
var len = binary.Length;
var gray = new BitArray(len);
gray[len - 1] = binary[len - 1]; // copy high-order bit
for (var i = len - 2; i >= 0; --i)
{
// remaining bits
gray[i] = binary[i] ^ binary[i + 1];
}
return gray;
}
public static BitArray GrayToBinary(BitArray gray)
{
var len = gray.Length;
var binary = new BitArray(len);
binary[len - 1] = gray[len - 1]; // copy high-order bit
for (var i = len - 2; i >= 0; --i)
{
// remaining bits
binary[i] = !gray[i] ^ !binary[i + 1];
}
return binary;
}
public static BitArray ByteToGray(byte value)
{
var bits = new BitArray(new[] { value });
return BinaryToGray(bits);
}
public static BitArray IntToGray(int value)
{
var bits = new BitArray(new[] { value });
return BinaryToGray(bits);
}
public static byte GrayToByte(BitArray gray)
{
var binary = GrayToBinary(gray);
return BinaryToByte(binary);
}
public static int GrayToInt(BitArray gray)
{
var binary = GrayToBinary(gray);
return BinaryToInt(binary);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the bits as string of '0' and '1' (LSB is right)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bits"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string AsString(this BitArray bits)
{
var sb = new StringBuilder(bits.Length);
for (var i = bits.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
sb.Append(bits[i] ? "1" : "0");
}
return sb.ToString();
}
public static IEnumerable<bool> Bits(this BitArray bits)
{
return bits.Cast<bool>();
}
public static bool[] AsBoolArr(this BitArray bits, int count)
{
return bits.Bits().Take(count).ToArray();
}
}