// newio/Endians.java

// (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt

// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.

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// Endian differences and data storage

import java.nio.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Endians {

public static void main(String[] args) {

ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(new byte[12]);

bb.asCharBuffer().put("abcdef");

System.out.println(Arrays.toString(bb.array()));

bb.rewind();

bb.order(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);

bb.asCharBuffer().put("abcdef");

System.out.println(Arrays.toString(bb.array()));

bb.rewind();

bb.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);

bb.asCharBuffer().put("abcdef");

System.out.println(Arrays.toString(bb.array()));

}

}

/* Output:

[0, 97, 0, 98, 0, 99, 0, 100, 0, 101, 0, 102]

[0, 97, 0, 98, 0, 99, 0, 100, 0, 101, 0, 102]

[97, 0, 98, 0, 99, 0, 100, 0, 101, 0, 102, 0]

*/