string[] suffixes = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB" };
int s = 0;
long size = fileInfo.Length;
while (size >= 1024)
{
s++;
size /= 1024;
}
string humanReadable = String.Format("{0} {1}", size, suffixes[s]);
I like to use the following method (it supports up to terabytes, which is enough for most cases, but it can easily be extended):
private string GetSizeString(long length)
{
long B = 0, KB = 1024, MB = KB * 1024, GB = MB * 1024, TB = GB * 1024;
double size = length;
string suffix = nameof(B);
if (length >= TB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / TB, 2);
suffix = nameof(TB);
}
else if (length >= GB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / GB, 2);
suffix = nameof(GB);
}
else if (length >= MB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / MB, 2);
suffix = nameof(MB);
}
else if (length >= KB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / KB, 2);
suffix = nameof(KB);
}
return $"{size} {suffix}";
}
Please keep in mind that this is written for C# 6.0 (2015), so it might need a little editing for earlier versions.
I assume you're looking for "1.4 MB" instead of "1468006 bytes"?
I don't think there is a built-in way to do that in .NET. You'll need to just figure out which unit is appropriate, and format it.
Edit: Here's some sample code to do just that:
How about some recursion:
private static string ReturnSize(double size, string sizeLabel)
{
if (size > 1024)
{
if (sizeLabel.Length == 0)
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "KB");
else if (sizeLabel == "KB")
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "MB");
else if (sizeLabel == "MB")
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "GB");
else if (sizeLabel == "GB")
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "TB");
else
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "PB");
}
else
{
if (sizeLabel.Length > 0)
return string.Concat(size.ToString("0.00"), sizeLabel);
else
return string.Concat(size.ToString("0.00"), "Bytes");
}
}
Then you call it:
return ReturnSize(size, string.Empty);
Checkout the ByteSize library. It's the System.TimeSpan for bytes!
It handles the conversion and formatting for you.
var maxFileSize = ByteSize.FromKiloBytes(10);
maxFileSize.Bytes;
maxFileSize.MegaBytes;
maxFileSize.GigaBytes;
It also does string representation and parsing.
// ToString
ByteSize.FromKiloBytes(1024).ToString(); // 1 MB
ByteSize.FromGigabytes(.5).ToString(); // 512 MB
ByteSize.FromGigabytes(1024).ToString(); // 1 TB
// Parsing
ByteSize.Parse("5b");
ByteSize.Parse("1.55B");
[DllImport ( "Shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto )]
public static extern long StrFormatByteSize (
long fileSize
, [MarshalAs ( UnmanagedType.LPTStr )] StringBuilder buffer
, int bufferSize );
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filelength">The numeric value to be converted.</param>
/// <returns>the converted string</returns>
public static string StrFormatByteSize (long filesize) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder( 11 );
StrFormatByteSize( filesize, sb, sb.Capacity );
return sb.ToString();
}
From: http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/shlwapi/StrFormatByteSize.html
There is one open source project which can do that and much more.
7.Bits().ToString(); // 7 b
8.Bits().ToString(); // 1 B
(.5).Kilobytes().Humanize(); // 512 B
(1000).Kilobytes().ToString(); // 1000 KB
(1024).Kilobytes().Humanize(); // 1 MB
(.5).Gigabytes().Humanize(); // 512 MB
(1024).Gigabytes().ToString(); // 1 TB
A tested and significantly optimized version of the requested function is posted here:
C# Human Readable File Size - Optimized Function
Source code:
// Returns the human-readable file size for an arbitrary, 64-bit file size
// The default format is "0.### XB", e.g. "4.2 KB" or "1.434 GB"
public string GetBytesReadable(long i)
{
// Get absolute value
long absolute_i = (i < 0 ? -i : i);
// Determine the suffix and readable value
string suffix;
double readable;
if (absolute_i >= 0x1000000000000000) // Exabyte
{
suffix = "EB";
readable = (i >> 50);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x4000000000000) // Petabyte
{
suffix = "PB";
readable = (i >> 40);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x10000000000) // Terabyte
{
suffix = "TB";
readable = (i >> 30);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x40000000) // Gigabyte
{
suffix = "GB";
readable = (i >> 20);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x100000) // Megabyte
{
suffix = "MB";
readable = (i >> 10);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x400) // Kilobyte
{
suffix = "KB";
readable = i;
}
else
{
return i.ToString("0 B"); // Byte
}
// Divide by 1024 to get fractional value
readable = (readable / 1024);
// Return formatted number with suffix
return readable.ToString("0.### ") + suffix;
}
string[] suffixes = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB" };
int s = 0;
long size = fileInfo.Length;
while (size >= 1024)
{
s++;
size /= 1024;
}
string humanReadable = String.Format("{0} {1}", size, suffixes[s]);
using Log to solve the problem....
static String BytesToString(long byteCount)
{
string[] suf = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB" }; //Longs run out around EB
if (byteCount == 0)
return "0" + suf[0];
long bytes = Math.Abs(byteCount);
int place = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(Math.Log(bytes, 1024)));
double num = Math.Round(bytes / Math.Pow(1024, place), 1);
return (Math.Sign(byteCount) * num).ToString() + suf[place];
}
Also in c#, but should be a snap to convert. Also I rounded to 1 decimal place for readability.
Basically Determine the number of decimal places in Base 1024 and then divide by 1024^decimalplaces.
And some samples of use and output:
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(9223372036854775807)); //Results in 8EB
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(0)); //Results in 0B
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(1024)); //Results in 1KB
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(2000000)); //Results in 1.9MB
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(-9023372036854775807)); //Results in -7.8EB
Edit: Was pointed out that I missed a math.floor, so I incorporated it. (Convert.ToInt32 uses rounding, not truncating and that's why Floor is necessary.) Thanks for the catch.
Edit2: There were a couple of comments about negative sizes and 0 byte sizes, so I updated to handle those 2 cases.
My 2 cents:
string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "{0:0.##} {1}", fileSize, unit);Mixture of all solutions :-)
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes,
/// kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileSize">The numeric value to be converted.</param>
/// <returns>The converted string.</returns>
public static string FormatByteSize(double fileSize)
{
FileSizeUnit unit = FileSizeUnit.B;
while (fileSize >= 1024 && unit < FileSizeUnit.YB)
{
fileSize = fileSize / 1024;
unit++;
}
return string.Format("{0:0.##} {1}", fileSize, unit);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes,
/// kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
/// <returns>The converted string.</returns>
public static string FormatByteSize(FileInfo fileInfo)
{
return FormatByteSize(fileInfo.Length);
}
}
public enum FileSizeUnit : byte
{
B,
KB,
MB,
GB,
TB,
PB,
EB,
ZB,
YB
}
If you are trying to match the size as shown in Windows Explorer's detail view, this is the code you want:
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private static extern long StrFormatKBSize(
long qdw,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] StringBuilder pszBuf,
int cchBuf);
public static string BytesToString(long byteCount)
{
var sb = new StringBuilder(32);
StrFormatKBSize(byteCount, sb, sb.Capacity);
return sb.ToString();
}
This will not only match Explorer exactly but will also provide the strings translated for you and match differences in Windows versions (for example in Win10, K = 1000 vs. previous versions K = 1024).
A tested and significantly optimized version of the requested function is posted here:
C# Human Readable File Size - Optimized Function
Source code:
// Returns the human-readable file size for an arbitrary, 64-bit file size
// The default format is "0.### XB", e.g. "4.2 KB" or "1.434 GB"
public string GetBytesReadable(long i)
{
// Get absolute value
long absolute_i = (i < 0 ? -i : i);
// Determine the suffix and readable value
string suffix;
double readable;
if (absolute_i >= 0x1000000000000000) // Exabyte
{
suffix = "EB";
readable = (i >> 50);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x4000000000000) // Petabyte
{
suffix = "PB";
readable = (i >> 40);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x10000000000) // Terabyte
{
suffix = "TB";
readable = (i >> 30);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x40000000) // Gigabyte
{
suffix = "GB";
readable = (i >> 20);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x100000) // Megabyte
{
suffix = "MB";
readable = (i >> 10);
}
else if (absolute_i >= 0x400) // Kilobyte
{
suffix = "KB";
readable = i;
}
else
{
return i.ToString("0 B"); // Byte
}
// Divide by 1024 to get fractional value
readable = (readable / 1024);
// Return formatted number with suffix
return readable.ToString("0.### ") + suffix;
}
In order to get the human-readable string exactly as the user's used to in his Windows environment, you should use StrFormatByteSize():
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
...
private long mFileSize;
[DllImport("Shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int StrFormatByteSize(
long fileSize,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] StringBuilder buffer,
int bufferSize);
public string HumanReadableFileSize
{
get
{
var sb = new StringBuilder(20);
StrFormatByteSize(mFileSize, sb, 20);
return sb.ToString();
}
}
I found this here: http://csharphelper.com/blog/2014/07/format-file-sizes-in-kb-mb-gb-and-so-forth-in-c/
Here's a concise answer that determines the unit automatically.
public static string ToBytesCount(this long bytes)
{
int unit = 1024;
string unitStr = "b";
if (bytes < unit) return string.Format("{0} {1}", bytes, unitStr);
else unitStr = unitStr.ToUpper();
int exp = (int)(Math.Log(bytes) / Math.Log(unit));
return string.Format("{0:##.##} {1}{2}", bytes / Math.Pow(unit, exp), "KMGTPEZY"[exp - 1], unitStr);
}
"b" is for bit, "B" is for Byte and "KMGTPEZY" are respectively for kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, exa, zetta and yotta
One can expand it to take ISO/IEC80000 into account:
public static string ToBytesCount(this long bytes, bool isISO = true)
{
int unit = 1024;
string unitStr = "b";
if (!isISO) unit = 1000;
if (bytes < unit) return string.Format("{0} {1}", bytes, unitStr);
else unitStr = unitStr.ToUpper();
if (isISO) unitStr = "i" + unitStr;
int exp = (int)(Math.Log(bytes) / Math.Log(unit));
return string.Format("{0:##.##} {1}{2}", bytes / Math.Pow(unit, exp), "KMGTPEZY"[exp - 1], unitStr);
}
[DllImport ( "Shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto )]
public static extern long StrFormatByteSize (
long fileSize
, [MarshalAs ( UnmanagedType.LPTStr )] StringBuilder buffer
, int bufferSize );
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filelength">The numeric value to be converted.</param>
/// <returns>the converted string</returns>
public static string StrFormatByteSize (long filesize) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder( 11 );
StrFormatByteSize( filesize, sb, sb.Capacity );
return sb.ToString();
}
From: http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/shlwapi/StrFormatByteSize.html
How about some recursion:
private static string ReturnSize(double size, string sizeLabel)
{
if (size > 1024)
{
if (sizeLabel.Length == 0)
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "KB");
else if (sizeLabel == "KB")
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "MB");
else if (sizeLabel == "MB")
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "GB");
else if (sizeLabel == "GB")
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "TB");
else
return ReturnSize(size / 1024, "PB");
}
else
{
if (sizeLabel.Length > 0)
return string.Concat(size.ToString("0.00"), sizeLabel);
else
return string.Concat(size.ToString("0.00"), "Bytes");
}
}
Then you call it:
return ReturnSize(size, string.Empty);
Here's a concise answer that determines the unit automatically.
public static string ToBytesCount(this long bytes)
{
int unit = 1024;
string unitStr = "b";
if (bytes < unit) return string.Format("{0} {1}", bytes, unitStr);
else unitStr = unitStr.ToUpper();
int exp = (int)(Math.Log(bytes) / Math.Log(unit));
return string.Format("{0:##.##} {1}{2}", bytes / Math.Pow(unit, exp), "KMGTPEZY"[exp - 1], unitStr);
}
"b" is for bit, "B" is for Byte and "KMGTPEZY" are respectively for kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, exa, zetta and yotta
One can expand it to take ISO/IEC80000 into account:
public static string ToBytesCount(this long bytes, bool isISO = true)
{
int unit = 1024;
string unitStr = "b";
if (!isISO) unit = 1000;
if (bytes < unit) return string.Format("{0} {1}", bytes, unitStr);
else unitStr = unitStr.ToUpper();
if (isISO) unitStr = "i" + unitStr;
int exp = (int)(Math.Log(bytes) / Math.Log(unit));
return string.Format("{0:##.##} {1}{2}", bytes / Math.Pow(unit, exp), "KMGTPEZY"[exp - 1], unitStr);
}
Here is a method with Log10:
using System;
class Program {
static string NumberFormat(double n) {
var n2 = (int)Math.Log10(n) / 3;
var n3 = n / Math.Pow(1e3, n2);
return String.Format("{0:f3}", n3) + new[]{"", " k", " M", " G"}[n2];
}
static void Main() {
var s = NumberFormat(9012345678);
Console.WriteLine(s == "9.012 G");
}
}
I use the Long extension method below to convert to a human readable size string. This method is the C# implementation of the Java solution of this same question posted on Stack Overflow, here.
/// <summary>
/// Convert a byte count into a human readable size string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The byte count.</param>
/// <param name="si">Whether or not to use SI units.</param>
/// <returns>A human readable size string.</returns>
public static string ToHumanReadableByteCount(
this long bytes
, bool si
)
{
var unit = si
? 1000
: 1024;
if (bytes < unit)
{
return $"{bytes} B";
}
var exp = (int) (Math.Log(bytes) / Math.Log(unit));
return $"{bytes / Math.Pow(unit, exp):F2} " +
$"{(si ? "kMGTPE" : "KMGTPE")[exp - 1] + (si ? string.Empty : "i")}B";
}
int size = new FileInfo( filePath ).Length / 1024;
string humanKBSize = string.Format( "{0} KB", size );
string humanMBSize = string.Format( "{0} MB", size / 1024 );
string humanGBSize = string.Format( "{0} GB", size / 1024 / 1024 );
I assume you're looking for "1.4 MB" instead of "1468006 bytes"?
I don't think there is a built-in way to do that in .NET. You'll need to just figure out which unit is appropriate, and format it.
Edit: Here's some sample code to do just that:
I like to use the following method (it supports up to terabytes, which is enough for most cases, but it can easily be extended):
private string GetSizeString(long length)
{
long B = 0, KB = 1024, MB = KB * 1024, GB = MB * 1024, TB = GB * 1024;
double size = length;
string suffix = nameof(B);
if (length >= TB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / TB, 2);
suffix = nameof(TB);
}
else if (length >= GB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / GB, 2);
suffix = nameof(GB);
}
else if (length >= MB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / MB, 2);
suffix = nameof(MB);
}
else if (length >= KB) {
size = Math.Round((double)length / KB, 2);
suffix = nameof(KB);
}
return $"{size} {suffix}";
}
Please keep in mind that this is written for C# 6.0 (2015), so it might need a little editing for earlier versions.
[DllImport ( "Shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto )]
public static extern long StrFormatByteSize (
long fileSize
, [MarshalAs ( UnmanagedType.LPTStr )] StringBuilder buffer
, int bufferSize );
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filelength">The numeric value to be converted.</param>
/// <returns>the converted string</returns>
public static string StrFormatByteSize (long filesize) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder( 11 );
StrFormatByteSize( filesize, sb, sb.Capacity );
return sb.ToString();
}
From: http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/shlwapi/StrFormatByteSize.html
In order to get the human-readable string exactly as the user's used to in his Windows environment, you should use StrFormatByteSize():
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
...
private long mFileSize;
[DllImport("Shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int StrFormatByteSize(
long fileSize,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] StringBuilder buffer,
int bufferSize);
public string HumanReadableFileSize
{
get
{
var sb = new StringBuilder(20);
StrFormatByteSize(mFileSize, sb, 20);
return sb.ToString();
}
}
I found this here: http://csharphelper.com/blog/2014/07/format-file-sizes-in-kb-mb-gb-and-so-forth-in-c/
If you are trying to match the size as shown in Windows Explorer's detail view, this is the code you want:
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private static extern long StrFormatKBSize(
long qdw,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] StringBuilder pszBuf,
int cchBuf);
public static string BytesToString(long byteCount)
{
var sb = new StringBuilder(32);
StrFormatKBSize(byteCount, sb, sb.Capacity);
return sb.ToString();
}
This will not only match Explorer exactly but will also provide the strings translated for you and match differences in Windows versions (for example in Win10, K = 1000 vs. previous versions K = 1024).
I assume you're looking for "1.4 MB" instead of "1468006 bytes"?
I don't think there is a built-in way to do that in .NET. You'll need to just figure out which unit is appropriate, and format it.
Edit: Here's some sample code to do just that:
One more approach, for what it's worth. I liked @humbads optimized solution referenced above, so have copied the principle, but I've implemented it a little differently.
I suppose it's debatable as to whether it should be an extension method (since not all longs are necessarily byte sizes), but I like them, and it's somewhere I can find the method when I next need it!
Regarding the units, I don't think I've ever said 'Kibibyte' or 'Mebibyte' in my life, and while I'm skeptical of such enforced rather than evolved standards, I suppose it'll avoid confusion in the long term.
public static class LongExtensions
{
private static readonly long[] numberOfBytesInUnit;
private static readonly Func<long, string>[] bytesToUnitConverters;
static LongExtensions()
{
numberOfBytesInUnit = new long[6]
{
1L << 10, // Bytes in a Kibibyte
1L << 20, // Bytes in a Mebibyte
1L << 30, // Bytes in a Gibibyte
1L << 40, // Bytes in a Tebibyte
1L << 50, // Bytes in a Pebibyte
1L << 60 // Bytes in a Exbibyte
};
// Shift the long (integer) down to 1024 times its number of units, convert to a double (real number),
// then divide to get the final number of units (units will be in the range 1 to 1023.999)
Func<long, int, string> FormatAsProportionOfUnit = (bytes, shift) => (((double)(bytes >> shift)) / 1024).ToString("0.###");
bytesToUnitConverters = new Func<long,string>[7]
{
bytes => bytes.ToString() + " B",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 0) + " KiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 10) + " MiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 20) + " GiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 30) + " TiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 40) + " PiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 50) + " EiB",
};
}
public static string ToReadableByteSizeString(this long bytes)
{
if (bytes < 0)
return "-" + Math.Abs(bytes).ToReadableByteSizeString();
int counter = 0;
while (counter < numberOfBytesInUnit.Length)
{
if (bytes < numberOfBytesInUnit[counter])
return bytesToUnitConverters[counter](bytes);
counter++;
}
return bytesToUnitConverters[counter](bytes);
}
}
My 2 cents:
string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "{0:0.##} {1}", fileSize, unit);Here is a method with Log10:
using System;
class Program {
static string NumberFormat(double n) {
var n2 = (int)Math.Log10(n) / 3;
var n3 = n / Math.Pow(1e3, n2);
return String.Format("{0:f3}", n3) + new[]{"", " k", " M", " G"}[n2];
}
static void Main() {
var s = NumberFormat(9012345678);
Console.WriteLine(s == "9.012 G");
}
}
Like @NET3's solution. Use shift instead of division to test the range of bytes, because division takes more CPU cost.
private static readonly string[] UNITS = new string[] { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB" };
public static string FormatSize(ulong bytes)
{
int c = 0;
for (c = 0; c < UNITS.Length; c++)
{
ulong m = (ulong)1 << ((c + 1) * 10);
if (bytes < m)
break;
}
double n = bytes / (double)((ulong)1 << (c * 10));
return string.Format("{0:0.##} {1}", n, UNITS[c]);
}
[DllImport ( "Shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto )]
public static extern long StrFormatByteSize (
long fileSize
, [MarshalAs ( UnmanagedType.LPTStr )] StringBuilder buffer
, int bufferSize );
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filelength">The numeric value to be converted.</param>
/// <returns>the converted string</returns>
public static string StrFormatByteSize (long filesize) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder( 11 );
StrFormatByteSize( filesize, sb, sb.Capacity );
return sb.ToString();
}
From: http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/shlwapi/StrFormatByteSize.html
int size = new FileInfo( filePath ).Length / 1024;
string humanKBSize = string.Format( "{0} KB", size );
string humanMBSize = string.Format( "{0} MB", size / 1024 );
string humanGBSize = string.Format( "{0} GB", size / 1024 / 1024 );
Checkout the ByteSize library. It's the System.TimeSpan for bytes!
It handles the conversion and formatting for you.
var maxFileSize = ByteSize.FromKiloBytes(10);
maxFileSize.Bytes;
maxFileSize.MegaBytes;
maxFileSize.GigaBytes;
It also does string representation and parsing.
// ToString
ByteSize.FromKiloBytes(1024).ToString(); // 1 MB
ByteSize.FromGigabytes(.5).ToString(); // 512 MB
ByteSize.FromGigabytes(1024).ToString(); // 1 TB
// Parsing
ByteSize.Parse("5b");
ByteSize.Parse("1.55B");
One more way to skin it, without any kind of loops and with negative size support (makes sense for things like file size deltas):
public static class Format
{
static string[] sizeSuffixes = {
"B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB" };
public static string ByteSize(long size)
{
Debug.Assert(sizeSuffixes.Length > 0);
const string formatTemplate = "{0}{1:0.#} {2}";
if (size == 0)
{
return string.Format(formatTemplate, null, 0, sizeSuffixes[0]);
}
var absSize = Math.Abs((double)size);
var fpPower = Math.Log(absSize, 1000);
var intPower = (int)fpPower;
var iUnit = intPower >= sizeSuffixes.Length
? sizeSuffixes.Length - 1
: intPower;
var normSize = absSize / Math.Pow(1000, iUnit);
return string.Format(
formatTemplate,
size < 0 ? "-" : null, normSize, sizeSuffixes[iUnit]);
}
}
And here is the test suite:
[TestFixture] public class ByteSize
{
[TestCase(0, Result="0 B")]
[TestCase(1, Result = "1 B")]
[TestCase(1000, Result = "1 KB")]
[TestCase(1500000, Result = "1.5 MB")]
[TestCase(-1000, Result = "-1 KB")]
[TestCase(int.MaxValue, Result = "2.1 GB")]
[TestCase(int.MinValue, Result = "-2.1 GB")]
[TestCase(long.MaxValue, Result = "9.2 EB")]
[TestCase(long.MinValue, Result = "-9.2 EB")]
public string Format_byte_size(long size)
{
return Format.ByteSize(size);
}
}
I assume you're looking for "1.4 MB" instead of "1468006 bytes"?
I don't think there is a built-in way to do that in .NET. You'll need to just figure out which unit is appropriate, and format it.
Edit: Here's some sample code to do just that:
Mixture of all solutions :-)
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes,
/// kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileSize">The numeric value to be converted.</param>
/// <returns>The converted string.</returns>
public static string FormatByteSize(double fileSize)
{
FileSizeUnit unit = FileSizeUnit.B;
while (fileSize >= 1024 && unit < FileSizeUnit.YB)
{
fileSize = fileSize / 1024;
unit++;
}
return string.Format("{0:0.##} {1}", fileSize, unit);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a numeric value into a string that represents the number expressed as a size value in bytes,
/// kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, depending on the size.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileInfo"></param>
/// <returns>The converted string.</returns>
public static string FormatByteSize(FileInfo fileInfo)
{
return FormatByteSize(fileInfo.Length);
}
}
public enum FileSizeUnit : byte
{
B,
KB,
MB,
GB,
TB,
PB,
EB,
ZB,
YB
}
There is one open source project which can do that and much more.
7.Bits().ToString(); // 7 b
8.Bits().ToString(); // 1 B
(.5).Kilobytes().Humanize(); // 512 B
(1000).Kilobytes().ToString(); // 1000 KB
(1024).Kilobytes().Humanize(); // 1 MB
(.5).Gigabytes().Humanize(); // 512 MB
(1024).Gigabytes().ToString(); // 1 TB
Like @NET3's solution. Use shift instead of division to test the range of bytes, because division takes more CPU cost.
private static readonly string[] UNITS = new string[] { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB" };
public static string FormatSize(ulong bytes)
{
int c = 0;
for (c = 0; c < UNITS.Length; c++)
{
ulong m = (ulong)1 << ((c + 1) * 10);
if (bytes < m)
break;
}
double n = bytes / (double)((ulong)1 << (c * 10));
return string.Format("{0:0.##} {1}", n, UNITS[c]);
}
I use the Long extension method below to convert to a human readable size string. This method is the C# implementation of the Java solution of this same question posted on Stack Overflow, here.
/// <summary>
/// Convert a byte count into a human readable size string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The byte count.</param>
/// <param name="si">Whether or not to use SI units.</param>
/// <returns>A human readable size string.</returns>
public static string ToHumanReadableByteCount(
this long bytes
, bool si
)
{
var unit = si
? 1000
: 1024;
if (bytes < unit)
{
return $"{bytes} B";
}
var exp = (int) (Math.Log(bytes) / Math.Log(unit));
return $"{bytes / Math.Pow(unit, exp):F2} " +
$"{(si ? "kMGTPE" : "KMGTPE")[exp - 1] + (si ? string.Empty : "i")}B";
}
string[] suffixes = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB" };
int s = 0;
long size = fileInfo.Length;
while (size >= 1024)
{
s++;
size /= 1024;
}
string humanReadable = String.Format("{0} {1}", size, suffixes[s]);
One more approach, for what it's worth. I liked @humbads optimized solution referenced above, so have copied the principle, but I've implemented it a little differently.
I suppose it's debatable as to whether it should be an extension method (since not all longs are necessarily byte sizes), but I like them, and it's somewhere I can find the method when I next need it!
Regarding the units, I don't think I've ever said 'Kibibyte' or 'Mebibyte' in my life, and while I'm skeptical of such enforced rather than evolved standards, I suppose it'll avoid confusion in the long term.
public static class LongExtensions
{
private static readonly long[] numberOfBytesInUnit;
private static readonly Func<long, string>[] bytesToUnitConverters;
static LongExtensions()
{
numberOfBytesInUnit = new long[6]
{
1L << 10, // Bytes in a Kibibyte
1L << 20, // Bytes in a Mebibyte
1L << 30, // Bytes in a Gibibyte
1L << 40, // Bytes in a Tebibyte
1L << 50, // Bytes in a Pebibyte
1L << 60 // Bytes in a Exbibyte
};
// Shift the long (integer) down to 1024 times its number of units, convert to a double (real number),
// then divide to get the final number of units (units will be in the range 1 to 1023.999)
Func<long, int, string> FormatAsProportionOfUnit = (bytes, shift) => (((double)(bytes >> shift)) / 1024).ToString("0.###");
bytesToUnitConverters = new Func<long,string>[7]
{
bytes => bytes.ToString() + " B",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 0) + " KiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 10) + " MiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 20) + " GiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 30) + " TiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 40) + " PiB",
bytes => FormatAsProportionOfUnit(bytes, 50) + " EiB",
};
}
public static string ToReadableByteSizeString(this long bytes)
{
if (bytes < 0)
return "-" + Math.Abs(bytes).ToReadableByteSizeString();
int counter = 0;
while (counter < numberOfBytesInUnit.Length)
{
if (bytes < numberOfBytesInUnit[counter])
return bytesToUnitConverters[counter](bytes);
counter++;
}
return bytesToUnitConverters[counter](bytes);
}
}
One more way to skin it, without any kind of loops and with negative size support (makes sense for things like file size deltas):
public static class Format
{
static string[] sizeSuffixes = {
"B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB" };
public static string ByteSize(long size)
{
Debug.Assert(sizeSuffixes.Length > 0);
const string formatTemplate = "{0}{1:0.#} {2}";
if (size == 0)
{
return string.Format(formatTemplate, null, 0, sizeSuffixes[0]);
}
var absSize = Math.Abs((double)size);
var fpPower = Math.Log(absSize, 1000);
var intPower = (int)fpPower;
var iUnit = intPower >= sizeSuffixes.Length
? sizeSuffixes.Length - 1
: intPower;
var normSize = absSize / Math.Pow(1000, iUnit);
return string.Format(
formatTemplate,
size < 0 ? "-" : null, normSize, sizeSuffixes[iUnit]);
}
}
And here is the test suite:
[TestFixture] public class ByteSize
{
[TestCase(0, Result="0 B")]
[TestCase(1, Result = "1 B")]
[TestCase(1000, Result = "1 KB")]
[TestCase(1500000, Result = "1.5 MB")]
[TestCase(-1000, Result = "-1 KB")]
[TestCase(int.MaxValue, Result = "2.1 GB")]
[TestCase(int.MinValue, Result = "-2.1 GB")]
[TestCase(long.MaxValue, Result = "9.2 EB")]
[TestCase(long.MinValue, Result = "-9.2 EB")]
public string Format_byte_size(long size)
{
return Format.ByteSize(size);
}
}
using Log to solve the problem....
static String BytesToString(long byteCount)
{
string[] suf = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB" }; //Longs run out around EB
if (byteCount == 0)
return "0" + suf[0];
long bytes = Math.Abs(byteCount);
int place = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor(Math.Log(bytes, 1024)));
double num = Math.Round(bytes / Math.Pow(1024, place), 1);
return (Math.Sign(byteCount) * num).ToString() + suf[place];
}
Also in c#, but should be a snap to convert. Also I rounded to 1 decimal place for readability.
Basically Determine the number of decimal places in Base 1024 and then divide by 1024^decimalplaces.
And some samples of use and output:
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(9223372036854775807)); //Results in 8EB
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(0)); //Results in 0B
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(1024)); //Results in 1KB
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(2000000)); //Results in 1.9MB
Console.WriteLine(BytesToString(-9023372036854775807)); //Results in -7.8EB
Edit: Was pointed out that I missed a math.floor, so I incorporated it. (Convert.ToInt32 uses rounding, not truncating and that's why Floor is necessary.) Thanks for the catch.
Edit2: There were a couple of comments about negative sizes and 0 byte sizes, so I updated to handle those 2 cases.
int size = new FileInfo( filePath ).Length / 1024;
string humanKBSize = string.Format( "{0} KB", size );
string humanMBSize = string.Format( "{0} MB", size / 1024 );
string humanGBSize = string.Format( "{0} GB", size / 1024 / 1024 );
string[] suffixes = { "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB" };
int s = 0;
long size = fileInfo.Length;
while (size >= 1024)
{
s++;
size /= 1024;
}
string humanReadable = String.Format("{0} {1}", size, suffixes[s]);
Source: Stackoverflow.com