/**
* Types of endian supported by the system.
*
* @author graywatson
*/
public enum EndianType {
/** big endian, also called network byte order (motorola 68k) */
BIG(new BigEndianConverter()),
/** little endian (x86) */
LITTLE(new LittleEndianConverter()),
/** old PDP11 byte order */
MIDDLE(new MiddleEndianConverter()),
/** uses the byte order of the current system */
NATIVE(
ByteOrder.nativeOrder() == ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN ? BIG.getConverter() : LITTLE.getConverter()),
// end
;
private EndianConverter converter;
private EndianType(EndianConverter converter) {
this.converter = converter;
}
/** Returns the converter associated with this endian-type. */
public EndianConverter getConverter() {
return converter;
}
}
public int getSize() {
return (BIG.getSize() + SMALL.getSize()) / 2;
}
