Converter.ZigZagEncode Method
Namespace: Riptide.Utils
Assembly: RiptideNetworking.dll
Overloads
| ZigZagEncode(int) | Zig zag encodes |
| ZigZagEncode(long) | Zig zag encodes |
ZigZagEncode(int)
Zig zag encodes value.
public static int ZigZagEncode(int value)Parameters
| int | value |
The value to encode. |
Returns
| int | The zig zag-encoded value. |
Remarks
Zig zag encoding allows small negative numbers to be represented as small positive numbers. All positive numbers are doubled and become even numbers, while all negative numbers become positive odd numbers. In contrast, simply casting a negative value to its unsigned counterpart would result in a large positive number which uses the high bit, rendering compression via AddVarULong(ulong) and GetVarULong() ineffective.
ZigZagEncode(long)
Zig zag encodes value.
public static long ZigZagEncode(long value)Parameters
| long | value |
The value to encode. |
Returns
| long | The zig zag-encoded value. |
Remarks
Zig zag encoding allows small negative numbers to be represented as small positive numbers. All positive numbers are doubled and become even numbers, while all negative numbers become positive odd numbers. In contrast, simply casting a negative value to its unsigned counterpart would result in a large positive number which uses the high bit, rendering compression via AddVarULong(ulong) and GetVarULong() ineffective.