Class ByteOrder

java.lang.Object
java.nio.ByteOrder
public final classByteOrderextendsObject
A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.
Since:
1.4

  • Field Details

    • 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 Details

    • 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" forBIG_ENDIAN and"LITTLE_ENDIAN" forLITTLE_ENDIAN.

      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      The specified string