OnJava8-Examples/newio/Endians.java

// newio/Endians.java
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// Endian differences and data storage
import java.nio.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Endians {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(new byte[12]);
    bb.asCharBuffer().put("abcdef");
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(bb.array()));
    bb.rewind();
    bb.order(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);
    bb.asCharBuffer().put("abcdef");
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(bb.array()));
    bb.rewind();
    bb.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    bb.asCharBuffer().put("abcdef");
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(bb.array()));
  }
}
/* Output:
[0, 97, 0, 98, 0, 99, 0, 100, 0, 101, 0, 102]
[0, 97, 0, 98, 0, 99, 0, 100, 0, 101, 0, 102]
[97, 0, 98, 0, 99, 0, 100, 0, 101, 0, 102, 0]
*/