Here you can find the source of bitToLong(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length)
public static long bitToLong(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w . j a v a 2s . c om*/ Copyright (c) 2015, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. The MySQL Connector/J is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>, like most MySQL Connectors. There are special exceptions to the terms and conditions of the GPLv2 as it is applied to this software, see the FOSS License Exception <http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html>. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA */ public class Main { /** * Interpret a BIT value as an integer. */ public static long bitToLong(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) { int shift = 0; long[] steps = new long[length]; for (int i = offset + length - 1; i >= offset; i--) { steps[i] = (long) (bytes[i] & 0xff) << shift; shift += 8; } long valueAsLong = 0; for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { valueAsLong |= steps[i]; } return valueAsLong; } }