class:ByteOrder [NONE]

public final class ByteOrderextends Object

A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.

Since:: 1.4

field:BIG_ENDIAN [NONE]

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.

field:LITTLE_ENDIAN [NONE]

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:nativeOrder() [NONE]

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

method:toString() [NONE]

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