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Re: Byte swapping

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From: Doug Bath
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:00
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Chris Hill wrote:

> For floats you should probably read the number as an int, use your
> existing integer byte swap routine (assuming the bytes need to be
> swapped in the same way), then call Float.intBitsToFloat (if your
> float is stored in the format that Java uses after the byte swap).

Thanks Chris

Thats exactly what I did and it works fine. I use the same method to pass floats as
ints to my routine to convert from IBM to  IEEE float. The same routine I use in C++
worked flawlessly.
When I first started using java I looked at the syntax and said "piece of cake, It
looks just like C++". I am now realizing how rich and complex a language it is. The
more I learn the more impressed I  am.

Again thanks for all your help.


Doug Bath
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