Compiler Construction with ANTLR and Java

Compiler Construction with ANTLR and Java

By Gary L. Schaps

Dr. Dobb's Journal March 1999

/** convert big endian integer to little endian format  */
 public static int toInt(int v) {
     int littleInt = (v & 0xFF) << 24;        // LSB -> MSB
     littleInt |= (v & 0xFF00) << 8;          // LSB + 1 -> LSB + 2
     littleInt |= ((v & 0xFF0000) >>> 8);     // LSB + 2 -> LSB + 1
     littleInt |= ((v & 0xFF000000) >>> 24);  // MSB -> LSB
     return(littleInt);
 }

Example 6: Method to transform a Java "portable" primitive type.