Converting 'float' to 'byte[4]' and back to 'float' in .NET Micro Framework

Question

What\'s the best way to convert a float to a byte[4] and then back to a \'float\'?

I am doing this in C# .NET Micro Framework, so there is

Answer 1

This worked for me, may not be the most complete answer but simple

void floatToByte(GLubyte b[], float n)
{
unsigned int val = *((unsigned int*)&n);

b[0] = (GLubyte)(val  & 0xFF);
b[1] = (GLubyte)((val >> 8) & 0xFF);
b[2] = (GLubyte)((val >> 16) & 0xFF);
b[3] = (GLubyte)((val >> 24) & 0xFF);   
}



float byteToFloat(GLubyte b[])
{
unsigned int ret =  (unsigned int)(b[0] << 0 | b[1] << 8 | b[2] << 16 | b[3] << 24);
float r = *(((float*)&ret));
return r;
}