Convert a Java long to a 8-byte array. - Java java.lang

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Description

Convert a Java long to a 8-byte array.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        long l = 2;
        System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(longToBytes(l)));
    }

    /** Number of bytes in a Java long. */
    public static final int NUM_BYTES_IN_LONG = 8;

    /**
     * Convert a Java long to a 8-byte array.
     * 
     * @param l
     *            A Java long value.
     * @return A 8-byte array representing the int value.
     */
    public static byte[] longToBytes(long l) {

        ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(NUM_BYTES_IN_LONG);
        byteBuffer.putLong(l);
        return byteBuffer.array();

    }
}

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