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### class:Byte [NONE]
All Implemented Interfaces: `Serializable`, `Comparable<Byte>`
    public final class Byte
    extends Number
    implements Comparable<Byte>
The `Byte` class wraps a value of primitive type `byte` in an object. An object of type `Byte` contains a single field whose type is `byte`. In addition, this class provides several methods for converting a `byte` to a `String` and a `String` to a `byte` , as well as other constants and methods useful when dealing with a `byte`. Since: 1.1 See Also: `Number`, Serialized Form

### field:MIN_VALUE [NONE]
### MIN_VALUE public static final byte MIN_VALUE A constant holding the minimum value a `byte` can have, -27. See Also: Constant Field Values

### field:MAX_VALUE [NONE]
### MAX_VALUE public static final byte MAX_VALUE A constant holding the maximum value a `byte` can have, 27-1. See Also: Constant Field Values

### field:TYPE [NONE]
### TYPE public static final Class<Byte> TYPE The `Class` instance representing the primitive type `byte`.

### field:SIZE [NONE]
### SIZE public static final int SIZE The number of bits used to represent a `byte` value in two's complement binary form. Since: 1.5 See Also: Constant Field Values

### field:BYTES [NONE]
### BYTES public static final int BYTES The number of bytes used to represent a `byte` value in two's complement binary form. Since: 1.8 See Also: Constant Field Values

### constructor:Byte(byte) [NONE]
### Byte @Deprecated(since="9") public Byte?(byte value) Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. The static factory `valueOf(byte)` is generally a better choice, as it is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance. Constructs a newly allocated `Byte` object that represents the specified `byte` value. Parameters: `value` - the value to be represented by the `Byte`.

### constructor:Byte(java.lang.String) [NONE]
### Byte @Deprecated(since="9") public Byte?(String s) throws NumberFormatException Deprecated. It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Use `parseByte(String)` to convert a string to a `byte` primitive, or use `valueOf(String)` to convert a string to a `Byte` object. Constructs a newly allocated `Byte` object that represents the `byte` value indicated by the `String` parameter. The string is converted to a `byte` value in exactly the manner used by the `parseByte` method for radix 10. Parameters: `s` - the `String` to be converted to a `Byte` Throws: `NumberFormatException` - if the `String` does not contain a parsable `byte`.

### method:toString(byte) [NONE]
### toString public static String toString?(byte b) Returns a new `String` object representing the specified `byte`. The radix is assumed to be 10. Parameters: `b` - the `byte` to be converted Returns: the string representation of the specified `byte` See Also: `Integer.toString(int)`

### method:valueOf(byte) [NONE]
### valueOf public static Byte valueOf?(byte b) Returns a `Byte` instance representing the specified `byte` value. If a new `Byte` instance is not required, this method should generally be used in preference to the constructor `Byte(byte)`, as this method is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance since all byte values are cached. Parameters: `b` - a byte value. Returns: a `Byte` instance representing `b`. Since: 1.5

### method:parseByte(java.lang.String,int) [NONE]
### parseByte public static byte parseByte?(String s, int radix) throws NumberFormatException Parses the string argument as a signed `byte` in the radix specified by the second argument. The characters in the string must all be digits, of the specified radix (as determined by whether `Character.digit(char, int)` returns a nonnegative value) except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign `'-'` (`'\u002D'`) to indicate a negative value or an ASCII plus sign `'+'` (`'\u002B'`) to indicate a positive value. The resulting `byte` value is returned. An exception of type `NumberFormatException` is thrown if any of the following situations occurs: The first argument is `null` or is a string of length zero. The radix is either smaller than `Character.MIN_RADIX` or larger than `Character.MAX_RADIX`. Any character of the string is not a digit of the specified radix, except that the first character may be a minus sign `'-'` (`'\u002D'`) or plus sign `'+'` (`'\u002B'`) provided that the string is longer than length 1. The value represented by the string is not a value of type `byte`. Parameters: `s` - the `String` containing the `byte` representation to be parsed `radix` - the radix to be used while parsing `s` Returns: the `byte` value represented by the string argument in the specified radix Throws: `NumberFormatException` - If the string does not contain a parsable `byte`.

### method:parseByte(java.lang.String) [NONE]
### parseByte public static byte parseByte?(String s) throws NumberFormatException Parses the string argument as a signed decimal `byte` . The characters in the string must all be decimal digits, except that the first character may be an ASCII minus sign `'-'` (`'\u002D'`) to indicate a negative value or an ASCII plus sign `'+'` (`'\u002B'`) to indicate a positive value. The resulting `byte` value is returned, exactly as if the argument and the radix 10 were given as arguments to the `parseByte(java.lang.String, int)` method. Parameters: `s` - a `String` containing the `byte` representation to be parsed Returns: the `byte` value represented by the argument in decimal Throws: `NumberFormatException` - if the string does not contain a parsable `byte`.

### method:valueOf(java.lang.String,int) [NONE]
### valueOf public static Byte valueOf?(String s, int radix) throws NumberFormatException Returns a `Byte` object holding the value extracted from the specified `String` when parsed with the radix given by the second argument. The first argument is interpreted as representing a signed `byte` in the radix specified by the second argument, exactly as if the argument were given to the `parseByte(java.lang.String, int)` method. The result is a `Byte` object that represents the `byte` value specified by the string. In other words, this method returns a `Byte` object equal to the value of: `new Byte(Byte.parseByte(s, radix))` Parameters: `s` - the string to be parsed `radix` - the radix to be used in interpreting `s` Returns: a `Byte` object holding the value represented by the string argument in the specified radix. Throws: `NumberFormatException` - If the `String` does not contain a parsable `byte`.

### method:valueOf(java.lang.String) [NONE]
### valueOf public static Byte valueOf?(String s) throws NumberFormatException Returns a `Byte` object holding the value given by the specified `String`. The argument is interpreted as representing a signed decimal `byte`, exactly as if the argument were given to the `parseByte(java.lang.String)` method. The result is a `Byte` object that represents the `byte` value specified by the string. In other words, this method returns a `Byte` object equal to the value of: `new Byte(Byte.parseByte(s))` Parameters: `s` - the string to be parsed Returns: a `Byte` object holding the value represented by the string argument Throws: `NumberFormatException` - If the `String` does not contain a parsable `byte`.

### method:decode(java.lang.String) [NONE]
### decode public static Byte decode?(String nm) throws NumberFormatException Decodes a `String` into a `Byte`. Accepts decimal, hexadecimal, and octal numbers given by the following grammar: DecodableString: Signopt DecimalNumeral Signopt `0x` HexDigits Signopt `0X` HexDigits Signopt`#`HexDigits Signopt `0` OctalDigits Sign: `-` `+` DecimalNumeral, HexDigits, and OctalDigits are as defined in section 3.10.1 of The Java™ Language Specification , except that underscores are not accepted between digits. The sequence of characters following an optional sign and/or radix specifier ("`0x`", "`0X`", "`#`", or leading zero) is parsed as by the `Byte.parseByte` method with the indicated radix (10, 16, or 8). This sequence of characters must represent a positive value or a `NumberFormatException` will be thrown. The result is negated if first character of the specified `String` is the minus sign. No whitespace characters are permitted in the `String`. Parameters: `nm` - the `String` to decode. Returns: a `Byte` object holding the `byte` value represented by `nm` Throws: `NumberFormatException` - if the `String` does not contain a parsable `byte`. See Also: `parseByte(java.lang.String, int)`

### method:byteValue() [NONE]
### byteValue public byte byteValue() Returns the value of this `Byte` as a `byte`. Overrides: `byteValue` in class `Number` Returns: the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type `byte`.

### method:shortValue() [NONE]
### shortValue public short shortValue() Returns the value of this `Byte` as a `short` after a widening primitive conversion. Overrides: `shortValue` in class `Number` Returns: the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type `short`.

### method:intValue() [NONE]
### intValue public int intValue() Returns the value of this `Byte` as an `int` after a widening primitive conversion. Specified by: `intValue` in class `Number` Returns: the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type `int`.

### method:longValue() [NONE]
### longValue public long longValue() Returns the value of this `Byte` as a `long` after a widening primitive conversion. Specified by: `longValue` in class `Number` Returns: the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type `long`.

### method:floatValue() [NONE]
### floatValue public float floatValue() Returns the value of this `Byte` as a `float` after a widening primitive conversion. Specified by: `floatValue` in class `Number` Returns: the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type `float`.

### method:doubleValue() [NONE]
### doubleValue public double doubleValue() Returns the value of this `Byte` as a `double` after a widening primitive conversion. Specified by: `doubleValue` in class `Number` Returns: the numeric value represented by this object after conversion to type `double`.

### method:toString() [NONE]
### toString public String toString() Returns a `String` object representing this `Byte`'s value. The value is converted to signed decimal representation and returned as a string, exactly as if the `byte` value were given as an argument to the `toString(byte)` method. Overrides: `toString` in class `Object` Returns: a string representation of the value of this object in base 10.

### method:hashCode() [NONE]
### hashCode public int hashCode() Returns a hash code for this `Byte`; equal to the result of invoking `intValue()`. Overrides: `hashCode` in class `Object` Returns: a hash code value for this `Byte` See Also: `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`, `System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)`

### method:hashCode(byte) [NONE]
### hashCode public static int hashCode?(byte value) Returns a hash code for a `byte` value; compatible with `Byte.hashCode()`. Parameters: `value` - the value to hash Returns: a hash code value for a `byte` value. Since: 1.8

### method:equals(java.lang.Object) [NONE]
### equals public boolean equals?(Object obj) Compares this object to the specified object. The result is `true` if and only if the argument is not `null` and is a `Byte` object that contains the same `byte` value as this object. Overrides: `equals` in class `Object` Parameters: `obj` - the object to compare with Returns: `true` if the objects are the same; `false` otherwise. See Also: `Object.hashCode()`, `HashMap`

### method:compareTo(java.lang.Byte) [NONE]
### compareTo public int compareTo?(Byte anotherByte) Compares two `Byte` objects numerically. Specified by: `compareTo` in interface `Comparable<Byte>` Parameters: `anotherByte` - the `Byte` to be compared. Returns: the value `0` if this `Byte` is equal to the argument `Byte`; a value less than `0` if this `Byte` is numerically less than the argument `Byte`; and a value greater than `0` if this `Byte` is numerically greater than the argument `Byte` (signed comparison). Since: 1.2

### method:compare(byte,byte) [NONE]
### compare public static int compare?(byte x, byte y) Compares two `byte` values numerically. The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:
        Byte.valueOf(x).compareTo(Byte.valueOf(y))
Parameters: `x` - the first `byte` to compare `y` - the second `byte` to compare Returns: the value `0` if `x == y` ; a value less than `0` if `x < y` ; and a value greater than `0` if `x > y` Since: 1.7

### method:compareUnsigned(byte,byte) [NONE]
### compareUnsigned public static int compareUnsigned?(byte x, byte y) Compares two `byte` values numerically treating the values as unsigned. Parameters: `x` - the first `byte` to compare `y` - the second `byte` to compare Returns: the value `0` if `x == y` ; a value less than `0` if `x < y` as unsigned values; and a value greater than `0` if `x > y` as unsigned values Since: 9

### method:toUnsignedInt(byte) [NONE]
### toUnsignedInt public static int toUnsignedInt?(byte x) Converts the argument to an `int` by an unsigned conversion. In an unsigned conversion to an `int`, the high-order 24 bits of the `int` are zero and the low-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of the `byte` argument. Consequently, zero and positive `byte` values are mapped to a numerically equal `int` value and negative `byte` values are mapped to an `int` value equal to the input plus 28. Parameters: `x` - the value to convert to an unsigned `int` Returns: the argument converted to `int` by an unsigned conversion Since: 1.8

### method:toUnsignedLong(byte) [NONE]
### toUnsignedLong public static long toUnsignedLong?(byte x) Converts the argument to a `long` by an unsigned conversion. In an unsigned conversion to a `long`, the high-order 56 bits of the `long` are zero and the low-order 8 bits are equal to the bits of the `byte` argument. Consequently, zero and positive `byte` values are mapped to a numerically equal `long` value and negative `byte` values are mapped to a `long` value equal to the input plus 28. Parameters: `x` - the value to convert to an unsigned `long` Returns: the argument converted to `long` by an unsigned conversion Since: 1.8