Java Short to Byte Array fromShort(short value)

Description

Converts a short value to a byte array.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	the value to convert to a byte array

Return

a byte array of size 2

Declaration

public static byte[] fromShort(short value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w  w  .  j a  va 2s. co m
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright 2013 Georgios Migdos <cyberpython@gmail.com>.
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
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 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts a short value to a byte array.
     * The most significant bit is the leftmost bit of the first element of the
     * array.
     * 
     * @param value the value to convert to a byte array
     * 
     * @return a byte array of size 2
     */
    public static byte[] fromShort(short value) {
        byte[] result = { (byte) (0xFF & (value >>> 8)), (byte) (0xFF & value) };
        return result;
    }
}

Related

1. fromShort(int shortValue)
2. fromShort(short input)
3. fromShort(short key)
4. fromShort(short number)