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package java.nio;

/**

 * A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.

 *

 * @author Mark Reinhold

 * @author JSR-51 Expert Group

 * @since 1.4

 */

public final class ByteOrder {

    private String name;

    private ByteOrder(String name) {

        this.name = name;

    }

    /**

     * Constant denoting big-endian byte order.  In this order, the bytes of a

     * multibyte value are ordered from most significant to least significant.

     * </p>

     */

    public static final ByteOrder BIG_ENDIAN

        = new ByteOrder("BIG_ENDIAN");

    /**

     * Constant denoting little-endian byte order.  In this order, the bytes of

     * a multibyte value are ordered from least significant to most

     * significant.  </p>

     */

    public static final ByteOrder LITTLE_ENDIAN

        = new ByteOrder("LITTLE_ENDIAN");

    /**

     * Retrieves the native byte order of the underlying platform.

     *

     * <p> This method is defined so that performance-sensitive Java code can

     * allocate direct buffers with the same byte order as the hardware.

     * Native code libraries are often more efficient when such buffers are

     * used.  </p>

     *

     * @return  The native byte order of the hardware upon which this Java

     *          virtual machine is running

     */

    public static ByteOrder nativeOrder() {

        return Bits.byteOrder();

    }

    /**

     * Constructs a string describing this object.

     *

     * <p> This method returns the string <tt>"BIG_ENDIAN"</tt> for {@link

     * #BIG_ENDIAN} and <tt>"LITTLE_ENDIAN"</tt> for {@link #LITTLE_ENDIAN}.

     * </p>

     *

     * @return  The specified string

     */

    public String toString() {

        return name;

    }

}