Module java.base
Package 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 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" for BIG_ENDIAN and "LITTLE_ENDIAN" for LITTLE_ENDIAN.

      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      The specified string