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Byte.javaAPI DocAndroid 1.5 API10565Wed May 06 22:41:04 BST 2009java.lang

Byte.java

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package java.lang;

/**
 * The wrapper for the primitive type {@code byte}.
 * 
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public final class Byte extends Number implements Comparable<Byte> {    
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7183698231559129828L;

    /**
     * The value which the receiver represents.
     */
    private final byte value;

    /**
     * The maximum {@code Byte} value, 2<sup>7</sup>-1.
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static final byte MAX_VALUE = (byte) 0x7F;

    /**
     * The minimum {@code Byte} value, -2<sup>7</sup>.
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static final byte MIN_VALUE = (byte) 0x80;
    
    /**
     * The number of bits needed to represent a {@code Byte} value in two's
     * complement form.
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static final int SIZE = 8;

    /**
     * The {@link Class} object that represents the primitive type {@code byte}.
     * 
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Class<Byte> TYPE = (Class<Byte>) new byte[0].getClass()
            .getComponentType();

    // Note: This can't be set to "byte.class", since *that* is
    // defined to be "java.lang.Byte.TYPE";
    
    /**
     * A cache of instances used by {@link #valueOf(byte)} and auto-boxing.
     */
    private static final Byte[] CACHE = new Byte[256];

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code Byte} with the specified primitive byte value.
     * 
     * @param value
     *            the primitive byte value to store in the new instance.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public Byte(byte value) {
        this.value = value;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code Byte} from the specified string.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            the string representation of a single byte value.
     * @throws NumberFormatException
     *             if {@code string} can not be decoded into a byte value.
     * @see #parseByte(String)
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public Byte(String string) throws NumberFormatException {
        this(parseByte(string));
    }

    /**
     * Gets the primitive value of this byte.
     * 
     * @return this object's primitive value.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    @Override
    public byte byteValue() {
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Compares this object to the specified byte object to determine their
     * relative order.
     * 
     * @param object
     *            the byte object to compare this object to.
     * @return a negative value if the value of this byte is less than the value
     *         of {@code object}; 0 if the value of this byte and the value of
     *         {@code object} are equal; a positive value if the value of this
     *         byte is greater than the value of {@code object}.
     * @see java.lang.Comparable
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public int compareTo(Byte object) {
        return value > object.value ? 1 : (value < object.value ? -1 : 0);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the specified string and returns a {@code Byte} instance if the
     * string can be decoded into a single byte value. The string may be an
     * optional minus sign "-" followed by a hexadecimal ("0x..." or "#..."),
     * octal ("0..."), or decimal ("...") representation of a byte.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            a string representation of a single byte value.
     * @return a {@code Byte} containing the value represented by {@code string}.
     * @throws NumberFormatException
     *             if {@code string} can not be parsed as a byte value.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static Byte decode(String string) throws NumberFormatException {
        int intValue = Integer.decode(string).intValue();
        byte result = (byte) intValue;
        if (result == intValue) {
            return valueOf(result);
        }
        throw new NumberFormatException();
    }

    @Override
    public double doubleValue() {
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Compares this object with the specified object and indicates if they are
     * equal. In order to be equal, {@code object} must be an instance of
     * {@code Byte} and have the same byte value as this object.
     * 
     * @param object
     *            the object to compare this byte with.
     * @return {@code true} if the specified object is equal to this
     *         {@code Byte}; {@code false} otherwise.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        return (object == this) || (object instanceof Byte)
                && (value == ((Byte) object).value);
    }

    @Override
    public float floatValue() {
        return value;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return value;
    }

    @Override
    public int intValue() {
        return value;
    }

    @Override
    public long longValue() {
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Parses the specified string as a signed decimal byte value. The ASCII
     * character \u002d ('-') is recognized as the minus sign.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            the string representation of a single byte value.
     * @return the primitive byte value represented by {@code string}.
     * @throws NumberFormatException
     *             if {@code string} is {@code null}, has a length of zero or
     *             can not be parsed as a byte value.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static byte parseByte(String string) throws NumberFormatException {
        int intValue = Integer.parseInt(string);
        byte result = (byte) intValue;
        if (result == intValue) {
            return result;
        }
        throw new NumberFormatException();
    }

    /**
     * Parses the specified string as a signed byte value using the specified
     * radix. The ASCII character \u002d ('-') is recognized as the minus sign.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            the string representation of a single byte value.
     * @param radix
     *            the radix to use when parsing.
     * @return the primitive byte value represented by {@code string} using
     *         {@code radix}.
     * @throws NumberFormatException
     *             if {@code string} is {@code null} or has a length of zero,
     *             {@code radix < Character.MIN_RADIX},
     *             {@code radix > Character.MAX_RADIX}, or if {@code string}
     *             can not be parsed as a byte value.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static byte parseByte(String string, int radix)
            throws NumberFormatException {
        int intValue = Integer.parseInt(string, radix);
        byte result = (byte) intValue;
        if (result == intValue) {
            return result;
        }
        throw new NumberFormatException();
    }

    @Override
    public short shortValue() {
        return value;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return Integer.toString(value);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the
     * specified byte value.
     * 
     * @param value
     *            the byte to convert to a string.
     * @return a printable representation of {@code value}.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static String toString(byte value) {
        return Integer.toString(value);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the specified string as a signed decimal byte value.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            the string representation of a single byte value.
     * @return a {@code Byte} instance containing the byte value represented by
     *         {@code string}.
     * @throws NumberFormatException
     *             if {@code string} is {@code null}, has a length of zero or
     *             can not be parsed as a byte value.
     * @see #parseByte(String)
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static Byte valueOf(String string) throws NumberFormatException {
        return valueOf(parseByte(string));
    }

    /**
     * Parses the specified string as a signed byte value using the specified
     * radix.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            the string representation of a single byte value.
     * @param radix
     *            the radix to use when parsing.
     * @return a {@code Byte} instance containing the byte value represented by
     *         {@code string} using {@code radix}.
     * @throws NumberFormatException
     *             if {@code string} is {@code null} or has a length of zero,
     *             {@code radix < Character.MIN_RADIX},
     *             {@code radix > Character.MAX_RADIX}, or if {@code string}
     *             can not be parsed as a byte value.
     * @see #parseByte(String, int)
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static Byte valueOf(String string, int radix)
            throws NumberFormatException {
        return valueOf(parseByte(string, radix));
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns a {@code Byte} instance for the specified byte value.
     * <p>
     * If it is not necessary to get a new {@code Byte} instance, it is
     * recommended to use this method instead of the constructor, since it
     * maintains a cache of instances which may result in better performance.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param b
     *            the byte value to store in the instance.
     * @return a {@code Byte} instance containing {@code b}.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public static Byte valueOf(byte b) {
        synchronized (CACHE) {
            int idx = b - MIN_VALUE;
            Byte result = CACHE[idx];
            return (result == null ? CACHE[idx] = new Byte(b) : result);
        }
    }
}