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- java.nio.ByteOrder
 
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 public final class ByteOrder extends Object A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.- Since:
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Field SummaryFields Modifier and Type Field Description static ByteOrderBIG_ENDIANConstant denoting big-endian byte order.static ByteOrderLITTLE_ENDIANConstant denoting little-endian byte order.
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Method SummaryAll Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static ByteOrdernativeOrder()Retrieves the native byte order of the underlying platform.StringtoString()Constructs a string describing this object.
 
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Field Detail- 
BIG_ENDIANpublic 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.
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LITTLE_ENDIANpublic 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.
 
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Method Detail- 
nativeOrderpublic 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
 
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toStringpublic String toString() Constructs a string describing this object.This method returns the string "BIG_ENDIAN"forBIG_ENDIANand"LITTLE_ENDIAN"forLITTLE_ENDIAN.
 
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