/*
 * $RCSfile: EndianType.java,v $
 * $Revision: 1.1 $
 * $Date: 2005/02/11 05:02:16 $
 * $State: Exp $
 *
 * Interface:           EndianType
 *
 * Description:         Defines the two types of endianess (i.e. byte
 *                      ordering).
 *
 *
 *
 * COPYRIGHT:
 *
 * This software module was originally developed by Raphaël Grosbois and
 * Diego Santa Cruz (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPFL); Joel
 * Askelöf (Ericsson Radio Systems AB); and Bertrand Berthelot, David
 * Bouchard, Félix Henry, Gerard Mozelle and Patrice Onno (Canon Research
 * Centre France S.A) in the course of development of the JPEG2000
 * standard as specified by ISO/IEC 15444 (JPEG 2000 Standard). This
 * software module is an implementation of a part of the JPEG 2000
 * Standard. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPFL, Ericsson Radio
 * Systems AB and Canon Research Centre France S.A (collectively JJ2000
 * Partners) agree not to assert against ISO/IEC and users of the JPEG
 * 2000 Standard (Users) any of their rights under the copyright, not
 * including other intellectual property rights, for this software module
 * with respect to the usage by ISO/IEC and Users of this software module
 * or modifications thereof for use in hardware or software products
 * claiming conformance to the JPEG 2000 Standard. Those intending to use
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 * their use may infringe existing patents. The original developers of
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 * products. This copyright notice must be included in all copies or
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 *
 * Copyright (c) 1999/2000 JJ2000 Partners.
 *
 *
 *
 */

package jj2000.j2k.io;

/**
 * This interface defines constants for the two types of byte
 * ordering: little- and big-endian.
 *
 * <P>Little-endian is least significant byte first.
 *
 * <P>Big-endian is most significant byte first.
 *
 * <P>This interface defines the constants only. In order to use the
 * constants in any other class you can either use the fully qualified
 * name (e.g., <tt>EndianType.LITTLE_ENDIAN</tt>) or declare this
 * interface in the implements clause of the class and then access the
 * identifier directly.
 *
 */
public interface EndianType {

    /** Identifier for big-endian byte ordering (i.e. most significant
     * byte first) */
    public static final int BIG_ENDIAN = 0;

    /** Identifier for little-endian byte ordering (i.e. least
     * significant byte first) */
    public static final int LITTLE_ENDIAN = 1;
}
