java.nio

Class ByteOrder


public final class ByteOrder
extends Object

Since:
1.4

Field Summary

static ByteOrder
BIG_ENDIAN
Constant indicating big endian byte order.
static ByteOrder
LITTLE_ENDIAN
Constant indicating little endian byte order.

Method Summary

static ByteOrder
nativeOrder()
Returns the native byte order of the platform currently running.
String
toString()
Returns a string representation of the byte order.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

BIG_ENDIAN

public static final ByteOrder BIG_ENDIAN
Constant indicating big endian byte order.

LITTLE_ENDIAN

public static final ByteOrder LITTLE_ENDIAN
Constant indicating little endian byte order.

Method Details

nativeOrder

public static ByteOrder nativeOrder()
Returns the native byte order of the platform currently running.
Returns:
the native byte order

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of the byte order.
Overrides:
toString in interface Object
Returns:
the string

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