_array_structure.byte_order

Name:
_array_structure.byte_order

Definition:

   
     The order of bytes for integer values which require more
     than 1 byte.
     (IBM-PC's and compatibles and DEC VAXs 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.)

Type: Code

The data value must be one of the following:

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.

Category:
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