Byte

public final class Byte
extends Number implements Comparable<Byte>

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Number
     ↳ java.lang.Byte


The Byte class wraps a value of primitive type byte in an object. An object of type Byte contains a single field whose type is byte.

In addition, this class provides several methods for converting a byte to a String and a String to a byte, as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing with a byte.

See also:

Summary

Constants

int BYTES

The number of bytes used to represent a byte value in two's complement binary form.

byte MAX_VALUE

A constant holding the maximum value a byte can have, 27-1.

byte MIN_VALUE

A constant holding the minimum value a byte can have, -27.

int SIZE

The number of bits used to represent a byte value in two's complement binary form.

Fields

public static final Class<Byte> TYPE

The Class instance representing the primitive type byte.

Public constructors

Byte(byte value)

This constructor is deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory valueOf(byte) is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.

Byte(String s)

This constructor is deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use parseByte(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a byte primitive, or use valueOf(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a Byte object.

Public methods

byte byteValue()

Returns the value of this Byte as a byte.

static int compare(byte x, byte y)

Compares two byte values numerically.

int compareTo(Byte anotherByte)

Compares two Byte objects numerically.

static int compareUnsigned(byte x, byte y)

Compares two byte values numerically treating the values as unsigned.

static Byte decode(String nm)

Decodes a String into a Byte.

double doubleValue()

Returns the value of this Byte as a double after a widening primitive conversion.

boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this object to the specified object.

float floatValue()

Returns the value of this Byte as a float after a widening primitive conversion.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this Byte; equal to the result of invoking intValue().

static int hashCode(byte value)

Returns a hash code for a byte value; compatible with Byte.hashCode().

int intValue()

Returns the value of this Byte as an int after a widening primitive conversion.

long longValue()

Returns the value of this Byte as a long after a widening primitive conversion.

static byte parseByte(String s)

Parses the string argument as a signed decimal byte.

static byte parseByte(String s, int radix)

Parses the string argument as a signed byte in the radix specified by the second argument.

short shortValue()

Returns the value of this Byte as a short after a widening primitive conversion.

String toString()

Returns a String object representing this Byte's value.

static String toString(byte b)

Returns a new String object representing the specified byte.

static int toUnsignedInt(byte x)

Converts the argument to an int by an unsigned conversion.

static long toUnsignedLong(byte x)

Converts the argument to a long by an unsigned conversion.

static Byte valueOf(String s)

Returns a Byte object holding the value given by the specified String.

static Byte valueOf(String s, int radix)

Returns a Byte object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument.

static Byte valueOf(byte b)

Returns a Byte instance representing the specified byte value.

Inherited methods

Constants

BYTES

Added in API level 24
public static final int BYTES

The number of bytes used to represent a byte value in two's complement binary form.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

MAX_VALUE

Added in API level 1
public static final byte MAX_VALUE

A constant holding the maximum value a byte can have, 27-1.

Constant Value: 127 (0x0000007f)

MIN_VALUE

Added in API level 1
public static final byte MIN_VALUE

A constant holding the minimum value a byte can have, -27.

Constant Value: -128 (0xffffff80)

SIZE

Added in API level 1
public static final int SIZE

The number of bits used to represent a byte value in two's complement binary form.

Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)

Fields

TYPE

Added in API level 1
public static final Class<Byte> TYPE

The Class instance representing the primitive type byte.

Public constructors

Byte

Added in API level 1
public Byte (byte value)

This constructor is deprecated.
It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory valueOf(byte) is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.

Constructs a newly allocated Byte object that represents the specified byte value.

Parameters
value byte: the value to be represented by the Byte.

Byte

Added in API level 1
public Byte (String s)

This constructor is deprecated.
It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use parseByte(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a byte primitive, or use valueOf(java.lang.String) to convert a string to a Byte object.

Constructs a newly allocated Byte object that represents the byte value indicated by the String parameter. The string is converted to a byte value in exactly the manner used by the parseByte method for radix 10.

Parameters
s String: the String to be converted to a Byte

Throws
NumberFormatException if the String does not contain a parsable byte.

Public methods

byteValue

Added in API level 1
public byte byteValue ()

Returns the value of this Byte as a byte.

Returns
byte the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type byte.

compare

Added in API level 19
public static int compare (byte x, 
                byte y)

Compares two byte values numerically. The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:

    Byte.valueOf(x).compareTo(Byte.valueOf(y))
 

Parameters
x byte: the first byte to compare

y byte: the second byte to compare

Returns
int the value 0 if x == y; a value less than 0 if x < y; and a value greater than 0 if x > y

compareTo

Added in API level 1
public int compareTo (Byte anotherByte)

Compares two Byte objects numerically.

Parameters
anotherByte Byte: the Byte to be compared.

Returns
int the value 0 if this Byte is equal to the argument Byte; a value less than 0 if this Byte is numerically less than the argument Byte; and a value greater than 0 if this Byte is numerically greater than the argument Byte (signed comparison).

compareUnsigned

Added in API level 31
public static int compareUnsigned (byte x, 
                byte y)

Compares two byte values numerically treating the values as unsigned.

Parameters
x byte: the first byte to compare

y byte: the second byte to compare

Returns
int the value 0 if x == y; a value less than 0 if x < y as unsigned values; and a value greater than 0 if x > y as unsigned values

decode

Added in API level 1
public static Byte decode (String nm)

Decodes a String into a Byte. Accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the following grammar:

DecodableString:
Signopt DecimalNumeral
Signopt 0x HexDigits
Signopt 0X HexDigits
Signopt # HexDigits
Signopt 0 OctalDigits
Sign:
-
+
DecimalNumeral, HexDigits, and OctalDigits are as defined in section {@jls 3.10.1} of The Java Language Specification, except that underscores are not accepted between digits.

The sequence of characters following an optional sign and/or radix specifier ("0x", "0X", "#", or leading zero) is parsed as by the Byte.parseByte method with the indicated radix (10, 16, or 8). This sequence of characters must represent a positive value or a NumberFormatException will be thrown. The result is negated if first character of the specified String is the minus sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in the String.

Parameters
nm String: the String to decode.

Returns
Byte a Byte object holding the byte value represented by nm

Throws
NumberFormatException if the String does not contain a parsable byte.

doubleValue

Added in API level 1
public double doubleValue ()

Returns the value of this Byte as a double after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns
double the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type double.

equals

Added in API level 1
public boolean equals (Object obj)

Compares this object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a Byte object that contains the same byte value as this object.

Parameters
obj Object: the object to compare with

Returns
boolean true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

floatValue

Added in API level 1
public float floatValue ()

Returns the value of this Byte as a float after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns
float the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type float.

hashCode

Added in API level 1
public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code for this Byte; equal to the result of invoking intValue().

Returns
int a hash code value for this Byte

hashCode

Added in API level 24
public static int hashCode (byte value)

Returns a hash code for a byte value; compatible with Byte.hashCode().

Parameters
value byte: the value to hash

Returns
int a hash code value for a byte value.

intValue

Added in API level 1
public int intValue ()

Returns the value of this Byte as an int after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns
int the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type int.

longValue

Added in API level 1
public long longValue ()

Returns the value of this Byte as a long after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns
long the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type long.

parseByte

Added in API level 1
public static byte parseByte (String s)

Parses the string argument as a signed decimal byte. The characters in the string must all be decimal digits, except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negative value or an ASCII plus sign '+' ('\u002B') to indicate a positive value. The resulting byte value is returned, exactly as if the argument and the radix 10 were given as arguments to the parseByte(java.lang.String, int) method.

Parameters
s String: a String containing the byte representation to be parsed

Returns
byte the byte value represented by the argument in decimal

Throws
NumberFormatException if the string does not contain a parsable byte.

parseByte

Added in API level 1
public static byte parseByte (String s, 
                int radix)

Parses the string argument as a signed byte in the radix specified by the second argument. The characters in the string must all be digits, of the specified radix (as determined by whether Character.digit(char, int) returns a nonnegative value) except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign '-' ('\u002D') to indicate a negative value or an ASCII plus sign '+' ('\u002B') to indicate a positive value. The resulting byte value is returned.

An exception of type NumberFormatException is thrown if any of the following situations occurs:

  • The first argument is null or is a string of length zero.
  • The radix is either smaller than Character.MIN_RADIX or larger than Character.MAX_RADIX.
  • Any character of the string is not a digit of the specified radix, except that the first character may be a minus sign '-' ('\u002D') or plus sign '+' ('\u002B') provided that the string is longer than length 1.
  • The value represented by the string is not a value of type byte.

Parameters
s String: the String containing the byte representation to be parsed

radix int: the radix to be used while parsing s

Returns
byte the byte value represented by the string argument in the specified radix

Throws
NumberFormatException If the string does not contain a parsable byte.

shortValue

Added in API level 1
public short shortValue ()

Returns the value of this Byte as a short after a widening primitive conversion.

Returns
short the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type short.

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Returns a String object representing this Byte's value. The value is converted to signed decimal representation and returned as a string, exactly as if the byte value were given as an argument to the toString(byte) method.

Returns
String a string representation of the value of this object in base 10.

toString

Added in API level 1
public static String toString (byte b)

Returns a new String object representing the specified byte. The radix is assumed to be 10.

Parameters
b byte: the byte to be converted

Returns
String the string representation of the specified byte

toUnsignedInt

Added in API level 26
public static int toUnsignedInt (byte x)

Converts the argument to an int by an unsigned conversion. In an unsigned conversion to an int, the high-order 24 bits of the int are zero and the low-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of the byte argument. Consequently, zero and positive byte values are mapped to a numerically equal int value and negative byte values are mapped to an int value equal to the input plus 28.

Parameters
x byte: the value to convert to an unsigned int

Returns
int the argument converted to int by an unsigned conversion

toUnsignedLong

Added in API level 26
public static long toUnsignedLong (byte x)

Converts the argument to a long by an unsigned conversion. In an unsigned conversion to a long, the high-order 56 bits of the long are zero and the low-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of the byte argument. Consequently, zero and positive byte values are mapped to a numerically equal long value and negative byte values are mapped to a long value equal to the input plus 28.

Parameters
x byte: the value to convert to an unsigned long

Returns
long the argument converted to long by an unsigned conversion

valueOf

Added in API level 1
public static Byte valueOf (String s)

Returns a Byte object holding the value given by the specified String. The argument is interpreted as representing a signed decimal byte, exactly as if the argument were given to the parseByte(java.lang.String) method. The result is a Byte object that represents the byte value specified by the string.

In other words, this method returns a Byte object equal to the value of:

new Byte(Byte.parseByte(s))

Parameters
s String: the string to be parsed

Returns
Byte a Byte object holding the value represented by the string argument

Throws
NumberFormatException If the String does not contain a parsable byte.

valueOf

Added in API level 1
public static Byte valueOf (String s, 
                int radix)

Returns a Byte object holding the value extracted from the specified String when parsed with the radix given by the second argument. The first argument is interpreted as representing a signed byte in the radix specified by the second argument, exactly as if the argument were given to the parseByte(java.lang.String, int) method. The result is a Byte object that represents the byte value specified by the string.

In other words, this method returns a Byte object equal to the value of:

new Byte(Byte.parseByte(s, radix))

Parameters
s String: the string to be parsed

radix int: the radix to be used in interpreting s

Returns
Byte a Byte object holding the value represented by the string argument in the specified radix.

Throws
NumberFormatException If the String does not contain a parsable byte.

valueOf

Added in API level 1
public static Byte valueOf (byte b)

Returns a Byte instance representing the specified byte value. If a new Byte instance is not required, this method should generally be used in preference to the constructor Byte(byte), as this method is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance since all byte values are cached.

Parameters
b byte: a byte value.

Returns
Byte a Byte instance representing b.