[−][src]Function cpu_endian::working
pub fn working() -> Endian
Returns the CPU byte order.
use cpu_endian::*; // Takes first octet of 0x00ff: u16. let v: u16 = 0x00ff; let first_octet: u8 = unsafe { let ptr = &v as *const u16; let ptr = ptr as *const u8; *ptr }; // If the byte-order is little-endian, the first octet should be 0xff, or if big-endian, // it should be 0x00. match working() { Endian::Little => assert_eq!(0xff, first_octet), Endian::Big => assert_eq!(0x00, first_octet), _ => {}, }