In addition, this class provides several methods for converting
* a {@code byte} to a {@code String} and a {@code String} to a {@code
* byte}, as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing
* with a {@code byte}.
*
* @author Nakul Saraiya
* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @see java.lang.Number
* @since JDK1.1
*/
public final class Byte extends Number implements Comparable
An exception of type {@code NumberFormatException} is * thrown if any of the following situations occurs: *
In other words, this method returns a {@code Byte} object * equal to the value of: * *
* {@code new Byte(Byte.parseByte(s, radix))} ** * @param s the string to be parsed * @param radix the radix to be used in interpreting {@code s} * @return a {@code Byte} object holding the value * represented by the string argument in the * specified radix. * @throws NumberFormatException If the {@code String} does * not contain a parsable {@code byte}. */ public static Byte valueOf(String s, int radix) throws NumberFormatException { return valueOf(parseByte(s, radix)); } /** * Returns a {@code Byte} object holding the value * given by the specified {@code String}. The argument is * interpreted as representing a signed decimal {@code byte}, * exactly as if the argument were given to the {@link * #parseByte(java.lang.String)} method. The result is a * {@code Byte} object that represents the {@code byte} * value specified by the string. * *
In other words, this method returns a {@code Byte} object * equal to the value of: * *
* {@code new Byte(Byte.parseByte(s))} ** * @param s the string to be parsed * @return a {@code Byte} object holding the value * represented by the string argument * @throws NumberFormatException If the {@code String} does * not contain a parsable {@code byte}. */ public static Byte valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException { return valueOf(s, 10); } /** * Decodes a {@code String} into a {@code Byte}. * Accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by * the following grammar: * *
** * DecimalNumeral, HexDigits, and OctalDigits * are as defined in section 3.10.1 of * The Java™ Language Specification, * except that underscores are not accepted between digits. * **
*- DecodableString: *
- Signopt DecimalNumeral *
- Signopt {@code 0x} HexDigits *
- Signopt {@code 0X} HexDigits *
- Signopt {@code #} HexDigits *
- Signopt {@code 0} OctalDigits * *
- Sign: *
- {@code -} *
- {@code +} *
The sequence of characters following an optional * sign and/or radix specifier ("{@code 0x}", "{@code 0X}", * "{@code #}", or leading zero) is parsed as by the {@code * Byte.parseByte} method with the indicated radix (10, 16, or 8). * This sequence of characters must represent a positive value or * a {@link NumberFormatException} will be thrown. The result is * negated if first character of the specified {@code String} is * the minus sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in the * {@code String}. * * @param nm the {@code String} to decode. * @return a {@code Byte} object holding the {@code byte} * value represented by {@code nm} * @throws NumberFormatException if the {@code String} does not * contain a parsable {@code byte}. * @see java.lang.Byte#parseByte(java.lang.String, int) */ public static Byte decode(String nm) throws NumberFormatException { int i = Integer.decode(nm); if (i < MIN_VALUE || i > MAX_VALUE) throw new NumberFormatException( "Value " + i + " out of range from input " + nm); return valueOf((byte)i); } /** * The value of the {@code Byte}. * * @serial */ private final byte value; /** * Constructs a newly allocated {@code Byte} object that * represents the specified {@code byte} value. * * @param value the value to be represented by the * {@code Byte}. */ public Byte(byte value) { this.value = value; } /** * Constructs a newly allocated {@code Byte} object that * represents the {@code byte} value indicated by the * {@code String} parameter. The string is converted to a * {@code byte} value in exactly the manner used by the * {@code parseByte} method for radix 10. * * @param s the {@code String} to be converted to a * {@code Byte} * @throws NumberFormatException If the {@code String} * does not contain a parsable {@code byte}. * @see java.lang.Byte#parseByte(java.lang.String, int) */ public Byte(String s) throws NumberFormatException { this.value = parseByte(s, 10); } /** * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a * {@code byte}. */ public byte byteValue() { return value; } /** * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code short} after * a widening primitive conversion. * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions */ public short shortValue() { return (short)value; } /** * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as an {@code int} after * a widening primitive conversion. * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions */ public int intValue() { return (int)value; } /** * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code long} after * a widening primitive conversion. * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions */ public long longValue() { return (long)value; } /** * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code float} after * a widening primitive conversion. * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions */ public float floatValue() { return (float)value; } /** * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code double} * after a widening primitive conversion. * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions */ public double doubleValue() { return (double)value; } /** * Returns a {@code String} object representing this * {@code Byte}'s value. The value is converted to signed * decimal representation and returned as a string, exactly as if * the {@code byte} value were given as an argument to the * {@link java.lang.Byte#toString(byte)} method. * * @return a string representation of the value of this object in * base 10. */ public String toString() { return Integer.toString((int)value); } /** * Returns a hash code for this {@code Byte}; equal to the result * of invoking {@code intValue()}. * * @return a hash code value for this {@code Byte} */ @Override public int hashCode() { return Byte.hashCode(value); } /** * Returns a hash code for a {@code byte} value; compatible with * {@code Byte.hashCode()}. * * @param value the value to hash * @return a hash code value for a {@code byte} value. * @since 1.8 */ public static int hashCode(byte value) { return (int)value; } /** * Compares this object to the specified object. The result is * {@code true} if and only if the argument is not * {@code null} and is a {@code Byte} object that * contains the same {@code byte} value as this object. * * @param obj the object to compare with * @return {@code true} if the objects are the same; * {@code false} otherwise. */ public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (obj instanceof Byte) { return value == ((Byte)obj).byteValue(); } return false; } /** * Compares two {@code Byte} objects numerically. * * @param anotherByte the {@code Byte} to be compared. * @return the value {@code 0} if this {@code Byte} is * equal to the argument {@code Byte}; a value less than * {@code 0} if this {@code Byte} is numerically less * than the argument {@code Byte}; and a value greater than * {@code 0} if this {@code Byte} is numerically * greater than the argument {@code Byte} (signed * comparison). * @since 1.2 */ public int compareTo(Byte anotherByte) { return compare(this.value, anotherByte.value); } /** * Compares two {@code byte} values numerically. * The value returned is identical to what would be returned by: *
* Byte.valueOf(x).compareTo(Byte.valueOf(y))
*
*
* @param x the first {@code byte} to compare
* @param y the second {@code byte} to compare
* @return the value {@code 0} if {@code x == y};
* a value less than {@code 0} if {@code x < y}; and
* a value greater than {@code 0} if {@code x > y}
* @since 1.7
*/
public static int compare(byte x, byte y) {
return x - y;
}
/**
* Converts the argument to an {@code int} by an unsigned
* conversion. In an unsigned conversion to an {@code int}, the
* high-order 24 bits of the {@code int} are zero and the
* low-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of the {@code byte} argument.
*
* Consequently, zero and positive {@code byte} values are mapped
* to a numerically equal {@code int} value and negative {@code
* byte} values are mapped to an {@code int} value equal to the
* input plus 28.
*
* @param x the value to convert to an unsigned {@code int}
* @return the argument converted to {@code int} by an unsigned
* conversion
* @since 1.8
*/
public static int toUnsignedInt(byte x) {
return ((int) x) & 0xff;
}
/**
* Converts the argument to a {@code long} by an unsigned
* conversion. In an unsigned conversion to a {@code long}, the
* high-order 56 bits of the {@code long} are zero and the
* low-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of the {@code byte} argument.
*
* Consequently, zero and positive {@code byte} values are mapped
* to a numerically equal {@code long} value and negative {@code
* byte} values are mapped to a {@code long} value equal to the
* input plus 28.
*
* @param x the value to convert to an unsigned {@code long}
* @return the argument converted to {@code long} by an unsigned
* conversion
* @since 1.8
*/
public static long toUnsignedLong(byte x) {
return ((long) x) & 0xffL;
}
/**
* The number of bits used to represent a {@code byte} value in two's
* complement binary form.
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public static final int SIZE = 8;
/**
* The number of bytes used to represent a {@code byte} value in two's
* complement binary form.
*
* @since 1.8
*/
public static final int BYTES = SIZE / Byte.SIZE;
/** use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1. for interoperability */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -7183698231559129828L;
}