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Item _array_structure.byte_order


Description 


               The order of bytes for integer values which require more
               than 1-byte.

               (IBM-PC's and compatibles, and Dec-Vaxes use low-byte-first
               ordered integers, whereas Hewlett Packard 700
               series, Sun-4 and Silicon Graphics use high-byte-first
               ordered integers.  Dec-Alphas can produce/use either
               depending on a compiler switch.)

Category

array_structure

Mandatory Code

yes

Data Type Code

code

Enumeration Values

Item Value Description
big_endian The first byte in the byte stream of the bytes which make up an integer value is the most significant byte of an integer.
little_endian The last byte in the byte stream of the bytes which make up an integer value is the most significant byte of an integer.

 

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