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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;
}
}