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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.
* * @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. * *This method returns the string "BIG_ENDIAN" for {@link * #BIG_ENDIAN} and "LITTLE_ENDIAN" for {@link #LITTLE_ENDIAN}. *
* * @return The specified string */ public String toString() { return name; } }