Re: Java Newcomer: Byte Data Type Conversion

["Raj Rao" <rkalmadi@hotmail.com>]

To read only the first byte, use readUnsignedByte().

Raj

>From: Paul Philion <philion@acmerocket.com>
>To: ajug-members@www.ajug.org
>Subject: Re: Java Newcomer: Byte Data Type Conversion
>Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:57:03 -0500
>
>Greg -
>
>Wrap the InputStream in a DataInputStream, then use readInt();
>
>Gregory A. Lusk wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>>I am reading data into a byte array from an InputStream using the read() 
>>method.  I need to be able to read the first byte, which is always a 
>>header field containing the total length of the packet, and convert that 
>>to an integer value.  Can someone recommend how to do this?  Sorry this 
>>question is so elementary.
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>Greg Lusk
>>
>>
>>


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