Converts a given long value to a byte array - Java java.lang

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Converts a given long value to a byte array

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

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

    /**
     * Converts a given long value to a byte array
     *
     * @param l
     *            Long value to convert
     * @return Byte array
     */
    public static byte[] longToByte(long l) {
        final byte[] b = new byte[8];
        for (int j = 7; j >= 0; j--) {
            b[j] = (byte) (l & 0xFF);
            l >>= 8;
        }

        return b;
    }
}

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