Convert bytes/UInt8 array to Int in Swift

Question

How to convert a 4-bytes array into the corresponding Int?

let array: [UInt8] ==> let value : Int

Example:

Input:

Answer 1

For those who prefer to do it the old-fashioned way, here's a set of methods for getting int values from a byte array. This is intended for situations where a byte array containing various kinds of data is being processed sequentially.

/// Class which encapsulates a Swift byte array (an Array object with elements of type UInt8) and an
/// index into the array.
open class ByteArrayAndIndex {

   private var _byteArray : [UInt8]
   private var _arrayIndex = 0

   public init(_ byteArray : [UInt8]) {
      _byteArray = byteArray;
   }

   /// Property to provide read-only access to the current array index value.
   public var arrayIndex : Int {
      get { return _arrayIndex }
   }

   /// Property to calculate how many bytes are left in the byte array, i.e., from the index point
   /// to the end of the byte array.
   public var bytesLeft : Int {
      get { return _byteArray.count - _arrayIndex }
   }

   /// Method to get a single byte from the byte array.
   public func getUInt8() -> UInt8 {
      let returnValue = _byteArray[_arrayIndex]
      _arrayIndex += 1
      return returnValue
   }

   /// Method to get an Int16 from two bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getInt16() -> Int16 {
      return Int16(bitPattern: getUInt16())
   }

   /// Method to get a UInt16 from two bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getUInt16() -> UInt16 {
      let returnValue = UInt16(_byteArray[_arrayIndex]) |
                        UInt16(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 1]) << 8
      _arrayIndex += 2
      return returnValue
   }

   /// Method to get a UInt from three bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getUInt24() -> UInt {
      let returnValue = UInt(_byteArray[_arrayIndex]) |
                        UInt(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 1]) << 8 |
                        UInt(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 2]) << 16
      _arrayIndex += 3
      return returnValue
   }

   /// Method to get an Int32 from four bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getInt32() -> Int32 {
      return Int32(bitPattern: getUInt32())
   }

   /// Method to get a UInt32 from four bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getUInt32() -> UInt32 {
      let returnValue = UInt32(_byteArray[_arrayIndex]) |
                        UInt32(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 1]) << 8 |
                        UInt32(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 2]) << 16 |
                        UInt32(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 3]) << 24
      _arrayIndex += 4
      return returnValue
   }

   /// Method to get an Int64 from eight bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getInt64() -> Int64 {
      return Int64(bitPattern: getUInt64())
   }

   /// Method to get a UInt64 from eight bytes in the byte array (little-endian).
   public func getUInt64() -> UInt64 {
      let returnValue = UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex]) |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 1]) << 8 |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 2]) << 16 |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 3]) << 24 |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 4]) << 32 |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 5]) << 40 |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 6]) << 48 |
                        UInt64(_byteArray[_arrayIndex + 7]) << 56
      _arrayIndex += 8
      return returnValue
   }
}

This is an extract from a larger class that includes methods for extracting strings and other kinds of data. See also here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/41592206/253938