ByteOrder (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
java.nio
Class ByteOrder
java.lang.Object
java.nio.ByteOrder
public final class ByteOrder
extends Object
A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.
Since:
1.4
| Field Summary | |
|---|---|
| static ByteOrder | BIG_ENDIAN Constant denoting big-endian byte order. |
| static ByteOrder | LITTLE_ENDIAN Constant denoting little-endian byte order. |
| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
| static ByteOrder | nativeOrder() Retrieves the native byte order of the underlying platform. |
| String | toString() Constructs a string describing this object. |
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
|---|
| clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29) |
| Field Detail |
|---|
BIG_ENDIAN
public static final ByteOrder BIG_ENDIAN
Constant denoting big-endian byte order. In this order, the bytes of a multibyte value are ordered from most significant to least significant.
LITTLE_ENDIAN
public static final ByteOrder LITTLE_ENDIAN
Constant denoting little-endian byte order. In this order, the bytes of a multibyte value are ordered from least significant to most significant.
| Method Detail |
|---|
nativeOrder
public static ByteOrder nativeOrder()
Retrieves the native byte order of the underlying platform.
This method is defined so that performance-sensitive Java code can allocate direct buffers with the same byte order as the hardware. Native code libraries are often more efficient when such buffers are used.
Returns:
The native byte order of the hardware upon which this Java virtual machine is running
toString
public String toString()
Constructs a string describing this object.
This method returns the string "BIG_ENDIAN" for BIG_ENDIAN and "LITTLE_ENDIAN" for LITTLE_ENDIAN.
Overrides:
[toString](../../java/lang/Object.html#toString%28%29) in class [Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")
Returns:
The specified string
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