src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/KorapByte.java

package de.ids_mannheim.korap.util;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * A collection of byte and byte array related
 * utility functions.
 *
 * @author diewald
 */
public class KorapByte {

    /**
     * Convert an integer to a byte array.
     *
     * @param number The number to convert.
     * @return The translated byte array.
     */
    // Based on
    // http://www.tutorials.de/java/228129-konvertierung-von-integer-byte-array.html
    public static byte[] int2byte (int number) {
        byte[] data = new byte[4];
        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
            int shift = i << 3; // That's identical to i * 8
            data[3-i] = (byte)((number & (0xff << shift)) >>> shift);
        };
        return data;
    };


    /**
     * Convert a byte array to an integer.
     *
     * @param data The byte array to convert.
     * @return The translated integer.
     */
    // Based on
    // http://www.tutorials.de/java/228129-konvertierung-von-integer-byte-array.html
    public static int byte2int (byte[] data) {
        return byte2int(data, 0);
    };


    /**
     * Convert a byte array to an integer.
     *
     * @param data The byte array to convert.
     * @param offset The byte offset.
     * @return The translated integer.
     */
    // Based on
    // http://www.tutorials.de/java/228129-konvertierung-von-integer-byte-array.html
    public static int byte2int (byte[] data, int offset) {
        int number = 0;   
        int i = (offset * 4);  
        for (; i < 4; ++i)
            number |= (data[3-i] & 0xff) << (i << 3);
        return number;
    };
};