EndianUtils.java

package com.inet.gradle.setup.image.image4j.io;

/**
 * Provides utility methods for endian conversions [big-endian to little-endian; little-endian to big-endian].
 * @author Ian McDonagh
 */
public class EndianUtils {
  
  /**
   * Reverses the byte order of the source <tt>short</tt> value
   * @param value the source value
   * @return the converted value
   */
  public static short swapShort(short value) {
    return
        (short) (
        ((value & 0xFF00) >> 8)
        | ((value & 0x00FF) << 8)
        )
        ;
  }
  
  /**
   * Reverses the byte order of the source <tt>int</tt> value
   * @param value the source value
   * @return the converted value
   */
  public static int swapInteger(int value) {
    return
        ((value & 0xFF000000) >> 24)
        | ((value & 0x00FF0000) >> 8)
        | ((value & 0x0000FF00) << 8)
        | ((value & 0x000000FF) << 24)
        ;
  }
  
  /**
   * Reverses the byte order of the source <tt>long</tt> value
   * @param value the source value
   * @return the converted value
   */
  public static long swapLong(long value) {
    return
        ((value & 0xFF00000000000000L) >> 56)
        | ((value & 0x00FF000000000000L) >> 40)
        | ((value & 0x0000FF0000000000L) >> 24)
        | ((value & 0x000000FF00000000L) >> 8)
        | ((value & 0x00000000FF000000L) << 8)
        | ((value & 0x0000000000FF0000L) << 24)
        | ((value & 0x000000000000FF00L) << 40)
        | ((value & 0x00000000000000FFL) << 56)
        ;
  }
  
  /**
   * Reverses the byte order of the source <tt>float</tt> value
   * @param value the source value
   * @return the converted value
   */
  public static float swapFloat(float value) {
    int i = Float.floatToIntBits(value);
    i = swapInteger(i);
    return Float.intBitsToFloat(i);
  }
  
  /**
   * Reverses the byte order of the source <tt>double</tt> value
   * @param value the source value
   * @return the converted value
   */
  public static double swapDouble(double value) {
    long l = Double.doubleToLongBits(value);
    l = swapLong(l);
    return Double.longBitsToDouble(l);
  }  
}