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convert long to string using as

I am trying to convert a long value to a string - I keep getting the error "the as operator must be used with a reference type" how do I fix this

int number;
                    int thiscontroller = int.TryParse(myBus.Controller_EEProm[EEPROM.CONTROLLER.SerialNum].Data as long,number);

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r3nder

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sorry there is an error cannot convert 'bus.busbuffer' to long
if I specify it as long I get 1095

r3nder

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I am trying to convert myBus.Controller_EEProm[EEPROM.CONTROLLER.SerialNum].Data as long this gives me 1095
myBus.Controller_EEProm[EEPROM.CONTROLLER.SerialNum].Data gives me 'mybus.busBuffer'

it_saige

What is the datatype of bus.busbuffer? *Most likely it is a byte array.*

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r3nder

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it is a struct
public struct BusBuffer
{
public float asfloat;
public uint asLong;
public int assignedLong;
public short assignedshort0;
public short assignedshort1;
public ushort asunsignedshort0;
public ushort asunsignedshort1;
public byte Byte0;
public byte Byte1;
public byte Byte2;
public byte Byte3;

r3nder

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I feel like an idiot - not as long it is a name aslong - thnks anyway it

r3nder

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Thanks it - sorry for the inconvinience

it_saige

Not a problem.

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