Here you can find the source of writeString(String s, DataOutput stream)
public static void writeString(String s, DataOutput stream) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . j av a2 s . com * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.io.*; public class Main { public static void writeString(String s, DataOutput stream) throws IOException { if (s == null) { stream.writeInt(-1); return; } char[] chars = s.toCharArray(); byte[] bytes = new byte[chars.length * 2]; stream.writeInt(chars.length); for (int i = 0, i2 = 0; i < chars.length; i++, i2 += 2) { char aChar = chars[i]; bytes[i2] = (byte) ((aChar >>> 8) & 0xFF); bytes[i2 + 1] = (byte) ((aChar) & 0xFF); } stream.write(bytes); } public static void writeINT(DataOutput record, int val) throws IOException { /* if (0 <= val && val < 255) record.writeByte(val); else { record.writeByte(255); record.writeInt(val); } */ if (0 <= val && val < 192) { record.writeByte(val); } else { record.writeByte(192 + (val & 0x3F)); val >>>= 6; while (val >= 128) { record.writeByte((val & 0x7F) | 0x80); val >>>= 7; } record.writeByte(val); } } }