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Bit shift operator worked in 4.2 but not in 4.3


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#1 Joshk

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 06:27 PM

I was successfully using this code in the 4.2 framework to get the MAC address.  

    Private Function getMacAddress(ByVal seperator As String) As String
        Dim netIF As NetworkInterface() = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()
        Dim macAddress As String = ""
        ' Create a character array for hexidecimal conversion.'
        Const hexChars As String = "0123456789ABCDEF"
        ' Loop through the bytes.'
        For b As Integer = 0 To 5
            ' Grab the top 4 bits and append the hex equivalent to the return string.'
            macAddress += hexChars(netIF(0).PhysicalAddress(b) >> 4)
            ' Mask off the upper 4 bits to get the rest of it.'
            macAddress += hexChars(netIF(0).PhysicalAddress(b) And &HF)
            ' Add the dash only if the MAC address is not finished.'
            If b < 5 Then macAddress += seperator
        Next
        Return macAddress
    End Function

 

But after having to upgrade to 4.3 when I setup my new computer, the code-check underlines the code

netIF(0).PhysicalAddress(b) >> 4

and gives this error if I try to deploy:

Error 1 Type 'System.Nullable(Of )' is not defined.
 
If I remove the ">> 4" part of the line the code-check is happy.  So why is that operator not supported?  Do I need a special import now?


#2 JoopC

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 06:08 AM

do this:

'UShort * 2^8 for left shifting 8 bit (<< 8)
'UShort / 2^8 for right shifting 8 bit (>> 8)

' X * 2 ^ Y for << left shifting
' X / 2 ^ Y for >> right shifting

'so 4 << 7 = 4 * 2 ^ 7
'so 5 >> 3 = 5 / 2 ^ 3

#3 JoopC

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 06:59 AM

MAC address

Public Function MACaddress() As String
Dim macInDecs As Byte() = NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces(0).PhysicalAddress
Dim strMacAddress = ""
For t As Integer = 0 To macInDecs.Length - 1
strMacAddress &= If(t = 0, "", ".") & macInDecs(t).ToString("X2")
Next
Return strMacAddress

End Function

#4 Joshk

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Posted 26 August 2016 - 03:24 AM

Thanks guys.  That looks like it will work, I will test it when I get a chance.






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