/* Byte.java -- object wrapper for byte
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package java.lang;

/**
 * Instances of class <code>Byte</code> represent primitive <code>byte</code>
 * values.
 *
 * Additionally, this class provides various helper functions and variables
 * useful to bytes.
 *
 * @author Paul Fisher
 * @author John Keiser
 * @author Per Bothner
 * @since JDK 1.0
 */
public final class Byte extends Number implements Comparable 
{
  static final long serialVersionUID = -7183698231559129828L;

  /**
   * The minimum value a <code>byte</code> can represent is -128.
   */
  public static final byte MIN_VALUE = -128;

  /**
   * The maximum value a <code>byte</code> can represent is 127.
   */
  public static final byte MAX_VALUE = 127;

  /**
   * The primitive type <code>byte</code> is represented by this 
   * <code>Class</code> object.
   */
  public static final Class TYPE = VMClassLoader.getPrimitiveClass('B');

  /**
   * The immutable value of this Byte.
   */
  private final byte value;

  /**
   * Create a <code>Byte</code> object representing the value of the 
   * <code>byte</code> argument.
   *
   * @param value the value to use
   */     
  public Byte(byte value) 
  {
    this.value = value;
  }

  /**
   * Create a <code>Byte</code> object representing the value specified 
   * by the <code>String</code> argument.
   *
   * @param s the string to convert.
   */
  public Byte(String s) throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    value = parseByte(s, 10);
  }

  /**
   * Return a hashcode representing this Object.
   *
   * <code>Byte</code>'s hash code is calculated by simply returning its
   * value.
   *
   * @return this Object's hash code.
   */
  public int hashCode() 
  {
    return value;
  }

  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if <code>obj</code> is an instance of
   * <code>Byte</code> and represents the same byte value.
   * @return whether these Objects are semantically equal.
   */    
  public boolean equals(Object obj) 
  {
    return ((obj instanceof Byte) && (value == ((Byte)obj).byteValue()));
  }

  /**
   * Converts the <code>byte</code> to a <code>String</code> and assumes
   * a radix of 10.
   * @param i the <code>byte</code> to convert to <code>String</code>
   * @return the <code>String</code> representation of the argument.
   */    
  public static String toString(byte i) 
  {
    return Integer.toString ((int) i);
  }

  /**
   * Converts the <code>Byte</code> value to a <code>String</code> and
   * assumes a radix of 10.
   * @return the <code>String</code> representation of this <code>Byte</code>.
   */    
  public String toString() 
  {
    return Integer.toString ((int) value);
  }
    
  /**
   * Creates a new <code>Byte</code> object using the <code>String</code>,
   * assuming a radix of 10.
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert.
   * @return the new <code>Byte</code>.
   * @see #Byte(java.lang.String)
   * @see #parseByte(java.lang.String)
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>byte</code>.
   */
  public static Byte valueOf(String s) throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    return new Byte(parseByte(s));
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>Byte</code> object using the <code>String</code>
   * and specified radix (base).
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert.
   * @param radix the radix (base) to convert with.
   * @return the new <code>Byte</code>.
   * @see #parseByte(java.lang.String,int)
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>byte</code>.
   */
  public static Byte valueOf(String s, int radix) 
    throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    return new Byte(parseByte(s, radix));
  }

  /**
   * Converts the specified <code>String</code> into a <code>byte</code>.
   * This function assumes a radix of 10.
   *
   * @param s the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @return the <code>byte</code> value of the <code>String</code>
   *         argument.
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>byte</code>.
   */
  public static byte parseByte(String s) throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    return parseByte(s, 10);
  }

  /**
   * Converts the specified <code>String</code> into a <code>byte</code>
   * using the specified radix (base).
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @param radix the radix (base) to use in the conversion
   * @return the <code>String</code> argument converted to </code>byte</code>.
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>byte</code>.    
   */
  public static byte parseByte(String str, int radix) 
    throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    int i = Integer.parseInt(str, radix);
    if (i < MIN_VALUE || i > MAX_VALUE)
      throw new NumberFormatException();
    return (byte) i;
  }

  /**
   * Convert the specified <code>String</code> into a <code>Byte</code>.
   * The <code>String</code> may represent decimal, hexadecimal, or 
   * octal numbers.
   *
   * The <code>String</code> argument is interpreted based on the leading
   * characters.  Depending on what the String begins with, the base will be
   * interpreted differently:
   *
   * <table>
   * <tr><th>Leading<br>Characters</th><th>Base</th></tr>
   * <tr><td>#</td><td>16</td></tr>
   * <tr><td>0x</td><td>16</td></tr>
   * <tr><td>0X</td><td>16</td></tr>
   * <tr><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr>
   * <tr><td>Anything<br>Else</td><td>10</td></tr>
   * </table>
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to interpret.
   * @return the value of the String as a <code>Byte</code>.
   * @exception NumberFormatException thrown if the <code>String</code> 
   * cannot be parsed as a <code>byte</code>.    
   */
  public static Byte decode(String str) throws NumberFormatException 
  {
    int i = (Integer.decode(str)).intValue();
    if (i < MIN_VALUE || i > MAX_VALUE)
      throw new NumberFormatException();
    return new Byte((byte) i);
  }
    
  /** Return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as an <code>short</code>.
   ** @return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as an <code>short</code>.
   **/
  public byte byteValue()
  {
    return value;
  }

  /** Return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as an <code>short</code>.
   ** @return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as an <code>short</code>.
   **/
  public short shortValue()
  {
    return value;
  }

  /** Return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as an <code>int</code>.
   ** @return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as an <code>int</code>.
   **/
  public int intValue()
  {
    return value;
  }

  /** Return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as a <code>long</code>.
   ** @return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as a <code>long</code>.
   **/
  public long longValue()
  {
    return value;
  }

  /** Return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as a <code>float</code>.
   ** @return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as a <code>float</code>.
   **/
  public float floatValue()
  {
    return value;
  }

  /** Return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as a <code>double</code>.
   ** @return the value of this <code>Byte</code> as a <code>double</code>.
   **/
  public double doubleValue()
  {
    return value;
  }
    
  /**
   * Compare two Bytes numerically by comparing their
   * <code>byte</code> values.
   * @return a positive value if this <code>Byte</code> is greater
   * in value than the argument <code>Byte</code>; a negative value
   * if this <code>Byte</code> is smaller in value than the argument
   * <code>Byte</code>; and <code>0</code>, zero, if this
   * <code>Byte</code> is equal in value to the argument
   * <code>Byte</code>.  
   */
  public int compareTo(Byte b)
  {
    return (int)(value - b.byteValue());
  }
    
  /**
   * Behaves like <code>compareTo(java.lang.Byte)</code> unless the Object
   * is not a <code>Byte</code>.  Then it throws a 
   * <code>ClassCastException</code>.
   * @exception ClassCastException if the argument is not a
   * <code>Byte</code>.  
   */
  public int compareTo(Object o)
  {
    return compareTo((Byte)o);
  }
}