Here you can find the source of longFromLex(byte[] bytes)
public static long longFromLex(byte[] bytes)
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w . ja v a 2 s . co m * Copyright 2013 Jive Software, Inc * * 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. */ public class Main { static private final long c64 = 0x8000000000000000L; /** * Converts lexicographical sortable long to a regular java long * * @return */ public static long longFromLex(byte[] bytes) { long v = bytesLong(bytes, 0); v ^= c64; return v; } /** * Converts lexicographical sortable long to a regular java long * * @return */ public static long longFromLex(byte[] bytes, int offset) { long v = bytesLong(bytes, offset); v ^= c64; return v; } /** * * @param bytes * @param _offset * @return */ public static long bytesLong(byte[] bytes, int _offset) { if (bytes == null) { return 0; } long v = 0; v |= (bytes[_offset + 0] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 1] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 2] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 3] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 4] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 5] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 6] & 0xFF); v <<= 8; v |= (bytes[_offset + 7] & 0xFF); return v; } }