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• MIN_VALUE

  public static final byte MIN_VALUE

  A constant holding the minimum value abyte canhave, -2⁷.

  See Also:

  • Constant Field Values

• MAX_VALUE

  public static final byte MAX_VALUE

  A constant holding the maximum value abyte canhave, 2⁷-1.

  See Also:

  • Constant Field Values

• TYPE

  public static final Class<Byte> TYPE

  TheClass instance representing the primitive typebyte.

• SIZE

  public static final int SIZE

  The number of bits used to represent abyte value in two'scomplement binary form.

  Since:

  1.5

  See Also:

  • Constant Field Values

• BYTES

  public static final int BYTES

  The number of bytes used to represent abyte value in two'scomplement binary form.

  Since:

  1.8

  See Also:

  • Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

• Byte

  @Deprecated(since="9")public Byte(byte value)

  Deprecated.

  It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factoryvalueOf(byte) is generally a better choice, as it islikely to yield significantly better space and time performance.

  Constructs a newly allocatedByte object thatrepresents the specifiedbyte value.

  Parameters:

  value - the value to be represented by theByte.

• Byte

  @Deprecated(since="9")public Byte(String s) throwsNumberFormatException

  Deprecated.

  It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor.UseparseByte(String) to convert a string to abyte primitive, or usevalueOf(String)to convert a string to aByte object.

  Constructs a newly allocatedByte object thatrepresents thebyte value indicated by theString parameter. The string is converted to abyte value in exactly the manner used by theparseByte method for radix 10.

  Parameters:

  s - theString to be converted to aByte

  Throws:

  NumberFormatException - if theString does not contain a parsablebyte.

Method Details

• toString

  public static String toString(byte b)

  Returns a newString object representing thespecifiedbyte. The radix is assumed to be 10.

  Parameters:

  b - thebyte to be converted

  Returns:

  the string representation of the specifiedbyte

  See Also:

  • Integer.toString(int)

• describeConstable

  public Optional<DynamicConstantDesc<Byte>> describeConstable()

  Returns anOptional containing the nominal descriptor for thisinstance.

  Specified by:

  describeConstable in interface Constable

  Returns:

  anOptional describing theByte instance

  Since:

  15

• valueOf

  public static Byte valueOf(byte b)

  Returns aByte instance representing the specifiedbyte value.If a newByte instance is not required, this methodshould generally be used in preference to the constructorByte(byte), as this method is likely to yieldsignificantly better space and time performance sinceall byte values are cached.

  Parameters:

  b - a byte value.

  Returns:

  aByte instance representingb.

  Since:

  1.5

• parseByte

  public static byte parseByte(String s, int radix) throwsNumberFormatException

  Parses the string argument as a signedbyte in theradix specified by the second argument. The characters in thestring must all be digits, of the specified radix (asdetermined by whetherCharacter.digit(char, int) returns a nonnegative value) except that the firstcharacter may be an ASCII minus sign'-'('\u002D') to indicate a negative value or anASCII plus sign'+' ('\u002B') toindicate a positive value. The resultingbyte value isreturned.

  An exception of typeNumberFormatException isthrown if any of the following situations occurs:

  • The first argument isnull or is a string oflength zero.
  • The radix is either smaller thanCharacter.MIN_RADIX or larger thanCharacter.MAX_RADIX.
  • Any character of the string is not a digit of thespecified radix, except that the first character may be a minussign'-' ('\u002D') or plus sign'+' ('\u002B') provided that thestring is longer than length 1.
  • The value represented by the string is not a value of typebyte.

  Parameters:

  s - theString containing thebyte representation to be parsed

  radix - the radix to be used while parsings

  Returns:

  thebyte value represented by the string argument in the specified radix

  Throws:

  NumberFormatException - If the string does not contain a parsablebyte.

• parseByte

  public static byte parseByte(String s) throwsNumberFormatException

  Parses the string argument as a signed decimalbyte. The characters in the string must all be decimal digits,except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign'-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negativevalue or an ASCII plus sign'+'('\u002B') to indicate a positive value. Theresultingbyte value is returned, exactly as if theargument and the radix 10 were given as arguments to theparseByte(java.lang.String, int) method.

  Parameters:

  s - aString containing thebyte representation to be parsed

  Returns:

  thebyte value represented by the argument in decimal

  Throws:

  NumberFormatException - if the string does not contain a parsablebyte.

• valueOf

  public static Byte valueOf(String s, int radix) throwsNumberFormatException

  Returns aByte object holding the valueextracted from the specifiedString when parsedwith the radix given by the second argument. The first argumentis interpreted as representing a signedbyte inthe radix specified by the second argument, exactly as if theargument were given to theparseByte(java.lang.String, int) method. The result is aByte object thatrepresents thebyte value specified by the string.

  In other words, this method returns aByte objectequal to the value of:

  Byte.valueOf(Byte.parseByte(s, radix))

  Parameters:

  s - the string to be parsed

  radix - the radix to be used in interpretings

  Returns:

  aByte object holding the value represented by the string argument in the specified radix.

  Throws:

  NumberFormatException - If theString does not contain a parsablebyte.

• valueOf

  public static Byte valueOf(String s) throwsNumberFormatException

  Returns aByte object holding the valuegiven by the specifiedString. The argument isinterpreted as representing a signed decimalbyte,exactly as if the argument were given to theparseByte(java.lang.String) method. The result is aByte object that represents thebytevalue specified by the string.

  In other words, this method returns aByte objectequal to the value of:

  Byte.valueOf(Byte.parseByte(s))

  Parameters:

  s - the string to be parsed

  Returns:

  aByte object holding the value represented by the string argument

  Throws:

  NumberFormatException - If theString does not contain a parsablebyte.

• decode

  public static Byte decode(String nm) throwsNumberFormatException

  Decodes aString into aByte.Accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given bythe following grammar:

  DecodableString:

  Sign_opt DecimalNumeral

  Sign_opt0xHexDigits

  Sign_opt0XHexDigits

  Sign_opt#HexDigits

  Sign_opt0OctalDigits

  Sign:

  -

  +

  DecimalNumeral,HexDigits, andOctalDigitsare as defined in section3.10.1 ofThe Java Language Specification,except that underscores are not accepted between digits.

  The sequence of characters following an optionalsign and/or radix specifier ("0x", "0X","#", or leading zero) is parsed as by theByte.parseByte method with the indicated radix (10, 16, or 8).This sequence of characters must represent a positive value oraNumberFormatException will be thrown. The result isnegated if first character of the specifiedString isthe minus sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in theString.

  Parameters:

  nm - theString to decode.

  Returns:

  aByte object holding thebyte value represented bynm

  Throws:

  NumberFormatException - if theString does not contain a parsablebyte.

  See Also:

  • parseByte(java.lang.String, int)

• byteValue

  public byte byteValue()

  Returns the value of thisByte as abyte.

  Overrides:

  byteValue in class Number

  Returns:

  the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to typebyte.

• shortValue

  public short shortValue()

  Returns the value of thisByte as ashort aftera widening primitive conversion.

  Overrides:

  shortValue in class Number

  Returns:

  the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to typeshort.

  SeeJava Language Specification:

  5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversion
  

• intValue

  public int intValue()

  Returns the value of thisByte as anint aftera widening primitive conversion.

  Specified by:

  intValue in class Number

  Returns:

  the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to typeint.

  SeeJava Language Specification:

  5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversion
  

• longValue

  public long longValue()

  Returns the value of thisByte as along aftera widening primitive conversion.

  Specified by:

  longValue in class Number

  Returns:

  the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to typelong.

  SeeJava Language Specification:

  5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversion
  

• floatValue

  public float floatValue()

  Returns the value of thisByte as afloat aftera widening primitive conversion.

  Specified by:

  floatValue in class Number

  Returns:

  the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to typefloat.

  SeeJava Language Specification:

  5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversion
  

• doubleValue

  public double doubleValue()

  Returns the value of thisByte as adoubleafter a widening primitive conversion.

  Specified by:

  doubleValue in class Number

  Returns:

  the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to typedouble.

  SeeJava Language Specification:

  5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversion
  

• toString

  public String toString()

  Returns aString object representing thisByte's value. The value is converted to signeddecimal representation and returned as a string, exactly as ifthebyte value were given as an argument to thetoString(byte) method.

  Overrides:

  toString in class Object

  Returns:

  a string representation of the value of this object in base 10.

• hashCode

  public int hashCode()

  Returns a hash code for thisByte; equal to the resultof invokingintValue().

  Overrides:

  hashCode in class Object

  Returns:

  a hash code value for thisByte

  See Also:

  • Object.equals(java.lang.Object)
  • System.identityHashCode(Object)

• hashCode

  public static int hashCode(byte value)

  Returns a hash code for abyte value; compatible withByte.hashCode().

  Parameters:

  value - the value to hash

  Returns:

  a hash code value for abyte value.

  Since:

  1.8

• equals

  public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Compares this object to the specified object. The result istrue if and only if the argument is notnull and is aByte object thatcontains the samebyte value as this object.

  Overrides:

  equals in class Object

  Parameters:

  obj - the object to compare with

  Returns:

  true if the objects are the same;false otherwise.

  See Also:

  • Object.hashCode()
  • HashMap

• compareTo

  public int compareTo(Byte anotherByte)

  Compares twoByte objects numerically.

  Specified by:

  compareTo in interface Comparable<Byte>

  Parameters:

  anotherByte - theByte to be compared.

  Returns:

  the value0 if thisByte is equal to the argumentByte; a value less than0 if thisByte is numerically less than the argumentByte; and a value greater than0 if thisByte is numerically greater than the argumentByte (signed comparison).

  Since:

  1.2

• compare

  public static int compare(byte x, byte y)

  Compares twobyte values numerically.The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:

     Byte.valueOf(x).compareTo(Byte.valueOf(y))

  Parameters:

  x - the firstbyte to compare

  y - the secondbyte to compare

  Returns:

  the value0 ifx == y; a value less than0 ifx < y; and a value greater than0 ifx > y

  Since:

  1.7

• compareUnsigned

  public static int compareUnsigned(byte x, byte y)

  Compares twobyte values numerically treating the valuesas unsigned.

  Parameters:

  x - the firstbyte to compare

  y - the secondbyte to compare

  Returns:

  the value0 ifx == y; a value less than0 ifx < y as unsigned values; and a value greater than0 ifx > y as unsigned values

  Since:

  9

• toUnsignedInt

  public static int toUnsignedInt(byte x)

  Converts the argument to anint by an unsignedconversion. In an unsigned conversion to anint, thehigh-order 24 bits of theint are zero and thelow-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of thebyte argument.Consequently, zero and positivebyte values are mappedto a numerically equalint value and negativebyte values are mapped to anint value equal to theinput plus 2⁸.

  Parameters:

  x - the value to convert to an unsignedint

  Returns:

  the argument converted toint by an unsigned conversion

  Since:

  1.8

• toUnsignedLong

  public static long toUnsignedLong(byte x)

  Converts the argument to along by an unsignedconversion. In an unsigned conversion to along, thehigh-order 56 bits of thelong are zero and thelow-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of thebyte argument.Consequently, zero and positivebyte values are mappedto a numerically equallong value and negativebyte values are mapped to along value equal to theinput plus 2⁸.

  Parameters:

  x - the value to convert to an unsignedlong

  Returns:

  the argument converted tolong by an unsigned conversion

  Since:

  1.8