Android Big Endian Convert charAsBigEnd(byte[] a, int i, char v)

Description

Convert a char value into an array in big-endian format, copying the result in the passed array at the point especified.

Declaration

public static byte[] charAsBigEnd(byte[] a, int i, char v) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**/*  w ww . j a v a 2s.  com*/
     * Convert a char value into an array in big-endian format.
     * \param val The value to be converted.
     * \returns An array with the value \a val in big-endian format. This
     * array will have 2 bytes long.
     **/
    public static byte[] charAsBigEnd(char val) {
        byte[] array = new byte[2];
        return charAsBigEnd(array, 0, val);
    }

    /**
     * Convert a char value into an array in big-endian format, copying the
     * result in the passed array at the point especified.
     * \param a The array where the converted value should be copied.
     * \param i The starting point, int the array \a a where the copy should
     * start.
     * \param v The value to be converted and copied.
     * \returns \a a.
     **/
    public static byte[] charAsBigEnd(byte[] a, int i, char v) {
        a[i + 0] = (byte) (0xFF & (v >> 8));
        a[i + 1] = (byte) (0xFF & v);
        return a;
    }
}

Related

1. charAsBigEnd(char val)
2. intAsBigEnd(byte[] a, int i, int v)
3. intAsBigEnd(int val)
4. longAsBigEnd(byte[] a, int i, long v)