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<pre>public final class <span class="typeNameLabel">ByteOrder</span>
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<pre>public static final&nbsp;<a href="../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html" title="class in java.nio">ByteOrder</a> BIG_ENDIAN</pre>
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<pre>public static final&nbsp;<a href="../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html" title="class in java.nio">ByteOrder</a> LITTLE_ENDIAN</pre>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;<a href="../../java/nio/ByteOrder.html" title="class in java.nio">ByteOrder</a>&nbsp;nativeOrder()</pre>
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