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| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
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| */ |
| |
| package java.nio; |
| |
| /** |
| * Defines byte order constants. |
| */ |
| public final class ByteOrder { |
| /** |
| * This constant represents big endian. |
| */ |
| public static final ByteOrder BIG_ENDIAN = new ByteOrder("BIG_ENDIAN"); |
| |
| /** |
| * This constant represents little endian. |
| */ |
| public static final ByteOrder LITTLE_ENDIAN = new ByteOrder("LITTLE_ENDIAN"); |
| |
| private static final ByteOrder NATIVE_ORDER = isLittleEndian() ? LITTLE_ENDIAN : BIG_ENDIAN; |
| |
| private static native boolean isLittleEndian(); |
| |
| private final String name; |
| |
| private ByteOrder(String name) { |
| this.name = name; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the current platform byte order. |
| * |
| * @return the byte order object, which is either LITTLE_ENDIAN or |
| * BIG_ENDIAN. |
| */ |
| public static ByteOrder nativeOrder() { |
| return NATIVE_ORDER; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a string that describes this object. |
| * |
| * @return "BIG_ENDIAN" for {@link #BIG_ENDIAN ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN} |
| * objects, "LITTLE_ENDIAN" for |
| * {@link #LITTLE_ENDIAN ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN} objects. |
| */ |
| @Override |
| public String toString() { |
| return name; |
| } |
| } |