Here you can find the source of sizeOf(int value)
public static int sizeOf(int value)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww. jav a2 s. c o m * 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. */ public class Main { private static final int BYTE_OFFSET = 8; public static int sizeOf(int value) { if (value < 0) value = ~value; value >>= BYTE_OFFSET - 1; for (int i = 1; i < 4; i++) { if (value == 0) return i; value >>= BYTE_OFFSET; } return 4; } }