Encodes an integer into up to 4 bytes in network byte order in the supplied buffer

     
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/**
 * ByteUtilities.java - Byte manipulation functions.
 * 
 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
 * @since MINA 2.0.0-M3
 */     
public class Util{

    /**
     * Encodes an integer into up to 4 bytes in network byte order.
     * 
     * @param num the int to convert to a byte array
     * @param count the number of reserved bytes for the write operation
     * @return the resulting byte array
     */
    public static byte[] intToNetworkByteOrder(int num, int count) {
        byte[] buf = new byte[count];
        intToNetworkByteOrder(num, buf, 0, count);
        
        return buf;
    }
    
    /**
     * Encodes an integer into up to 4 bytes in network byte order in the 
     * supplied buffer starting at <code>start</code> offset and writing
     * <code>count</code> bytes.
     * 
     * @param num the int to convert to a byte array
     * @param buf the buffer to write the bytes to
     * @param start the offset from beginning for the write operation
     * @param count the number of reserved bytes for the write operation
     */
    public static void intToNetworkByteOrder(int num, byte[] buf, int start,
            int count) {
        if (count > 4) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Cannot handle more than 4 bytes");
        }

        for (int i = count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            buf[start + i] = (byte) (num & 0xff);
            num >>>= 8;
        }
    }

}

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