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 BytesToQuantity

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Convert a byte count to a quantity of bytes in an appropriate unit

Contributed by: Richard Hennigan (Wolfram Research)

ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][int]

converts an integer int representing a byte count to a Quantity using a compatible unit.

ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][Quantity[…]]

converts a quantity of bytes to an appropriate compatible unit.

Examples

Basic Examples (3) 

Convert an integer of bytes to a Quantity:

In[1]:=
ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][123]
Out[1]=

Convert a lot of bytes into yottabytes:

In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][25!]
Out[2]=

Convert a compatible Quantity:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][Quantity[12345, "Petabytes"]]
Out[3]=

Applications (1) 

Get a prettier output for ByteCount:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"]@ByteCount@Range[123456789]
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Properties and Relations (1) 

BytesToQuantity will choose units similar to the formatted display of ByteArray:

In[5]:=
ByteArray[RandomInteger[{0, 255}, 12345]]
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In[6]:=
ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][Length[%]]
Out[6]=

Possible Issues (1) 

Units must be compatible:

In[7]:=
ResourceFunction["BytesToQuantity"][Quantity[500, "Miles"]]
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Requirements

Wolfram Language 11.3 (March 2018) or above

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 09 November 2018

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