Check whether computer is Little Endian / Big Endian ?
Current post is on how to check whether computer is Big Endian or Little Endian.
It is a common technical interview question to test your knowledge on computer architecture.
Endianness refers - the order in which computer stores the bytes.
Little Endian - Stores LSB (Least Significant Byte) in lowest address.
Big Endian - Stores MSB (Most Significant Byte) in highest address.
Answer:
/* Function returns whether the computer system is Little or Big Endian*/
bool IsLittleEndian()
{
int TestNumber = 1;
char * ptr;
ptr = (
char *) &TestNumber;
return (*ptr);
//True if little Endian.
}
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