Java Byte Create toByte(short unsignedByte)

Description

Converts a short containing an unsigned byte value to the corresponding signed byte value and returns the result as a byte

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
unsignedByte	The unsigned byte value. If the value is not in valid range, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Return

The signed byte value as a byte

Declaration

public static byte toByte(short unsignedByte) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  www . j ava  2  s  .  co  m
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 * Copyright 2013 Georgios Migdos <cyberpython@gmail.com>.
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public class Main {
    private static final short MAX_BYTE = 0xFF;

    /**
     * Converts a short containing an unsigned byte value to the corresponding
     * signed byte value and returns the result as a byte
     *
     * @param unsignedByte The unsigned byte value. If the value is not in valid
     * range, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
     * @return The signed byte value as a byte
     */
    public static byte toByte(short unsignedByte) {
        if (unsignedByte < 0 || unsignedByte > MAX_BYTE) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    String.format(
                            "Unsigned byte values should be in the range 0..%1$d, got: %2$d",
                            MAX_BYTE, unsignedByte));
        }
        return (byte) unsignedByte;
    }
}

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