Java Byte Array to Short bytesToShort(byte[] buffer, int index)

Description

This function converts the bytes in a byte array at the specified index to its corresponding short value.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
buffer	The byte array containing the short.
index	The index for the first byte in the byte array.

Return

The corresponding short value.

Declaration

static public short bytesToShort(byte[] buffer, int index) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**/* ww  w .j  a  va 2 s. c  o  m*/
     * This function converts the bytes in a byte array to its corresponding short value.
     *
     * @param buffer The byte array containing the short.
     * @return The corresponding short value.
     */
    static public short bytesToShort(byte[] buffer) {
        return bytesToShort(buffer, 0);
    }

    /**
     * This function converts the bytes in a byte array at the specified index to its
     * corresponding short value.
     *
     * @param buffer The byte array containing the short.
     * @param index The index for the first byte in the byte array.
     * @return The corresponding short value.
     */
    static public short bytesToShort(byte[] buffer, int index) {
        int length = 2;
        short integer = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            integer |= ((buffer[index + length - i - 1] & 0xFF) << (i * 8));
        }
        return integer;
    }
}

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