+
+/**
+ * \brief binary_write binary_write
+ * @param os ostream to write to
+ * @param val double (64 bits) value to write
+ */
+std::ostream &binary_write(std::ostream &os, const double &val)
+{
+#if defined(GDCM_WORDS_BIGENDIAN) || defined(GDCM_FORCE_BIGENDIAN_EMULATION)
+ double swap = val;
+
+ char *beg = (char *)&swap;
+ char *end = beg + 7;
+ char t;
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i<7; i++)
+ {
+ t = *beg;
+ *beg = *end;
+ *end = t;
+ beg++,
+ end--;
+ }
+ return os.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&swap), 8);
+#else
+ return os.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&val), 8);
+#endif //GDCM_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+}
+
+