public static string ToOctalString(this BigInteger bigint)
{
var bytes = bigint.ToByteArray();
var idx = bytes.Length - 1;
// Create a StringBuilder having appropriate capacity.
var base8 = new StringBuilder(((bytes.Length / 3) + 1) * 8);
// Calculate how many bytes are extra when byte array is split
// into three-byte (24-bit) chunks.
var extra = bytes.Length % 3;
// If no bytes are extra, use three bytes for first chunk.
if (extra == 0) {
extra = 3;
}
// Convert first chunk (24-bits) to integer value.
int int24 = 0;
for (; extra != 0; extra--) {
int24 <<= 8;
int24 += bytes[idx--];
}
// Convert 24-bit integer to octal without adding leading zeros.
var octal = Convert.ToString(int24, 8);
// Ensure leading zero exists if value is positive.
if (octal[0] != '0' && bigint.Sign == 1) {
base8.Append('0');
}
// Append first converted chunk to StringBuilder.
base8.Append(octal);
// Convert remaining 24-bit chunks, adding leading zeros.
for (; idx >= 0; idx -= 3) {
int24 = (bytes[idx] << 16) + (bytes[idx - 1] << 8) + bytes[idx - 2];
base8.Append(Convert.ToString(int24, 8).PadLeft(8, '0'));
}
return base8.ToString();
}
