java.lang.Object
- ch.systemsx.cisd.base.convert.NativeTaggedArray

```
public class NativeTaggedArray
extends java.lang.Object
```
A utility class that supports encoding and decoding of arrays of primitive number types to byte arrays such that the characteristics of the number type (float or integer, byte order, element size) and the dimensions are known and can be checked for correctness when converted back to the number type.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class NativeTaggedArray.NativeArrayTag
A class to return the array encoding and dimensions of a native tagged array.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NativeTaggedArray()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(double[] data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(double[] data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(float[] data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(float[] data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(int[] data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(int[] data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(long[] data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(long[] data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(short[] data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(short[] data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDDoubleArray data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDDoubleArray data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDFloatArray data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDFloatArray data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDIntArray data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDIntArray data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDLongArray data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDLongArray data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDShortArray data)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in native byte order.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(MDShortArray data, NativeData.ByteOrder byteOrder)`	Converts `data` into a tagged array in given byte order.
`static NativeTaggedArray.NativeArrayTag`	`tryGetArrayTag(byte[] data)`	Returns the array tag of the native tagged array encoded in `data`, or `null`, if `data` does not encode a native tagged array.
`static MDDoubleArray`	`tryToDoubleArray(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a `MDDoubleArray` or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged (multi-dimensional) double array.
`static double[]`	`tryToDoubleArray1D(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a double array or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged 1D double array.
`static MDFloatArray`	`tryToFloatArray(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a `MDFloatArray` or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged (multi-dimensional) float array.
`static float[]`	`tryToFloatArray1D(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a float array or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged 1D float array.
`static MDIntArray`	`tryToIntArray(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a `MDIntArray` or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged (multi-dimensional) int array.
`static int[]`	`tryToIntArray1D(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as an int array or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged 1D int array.
`static MDLongArray`	`tryToLongArray(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a `MDLongArray` or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged (multi-dimensional) long array.
`static long[]`	`tryToLongArray1D(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a long array or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged 1D long array.
`static MDShortArray`	`tryToShortArray(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a `MDShortArray` or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged (multi-dimensional) short array.
`static short[]`	`tryToShortArray1D(byte[] data)`	Returns the tagged array `data` as a short array or `null`, if `data` is not a tagged 1D short array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail
- NativeTaggedArray
```
public NativeTaggedArray()
```

Method Detail

tryGetArrayTag
```
public static NativeTaggedArray.NativeArrayTag tryGetArrayTag(byte[] data)
```
Returns the array tag of the native tagged array encoded in data, or null, if data does not encode a native tagged array.

toByteArray
```
public static byte[] toByteArray(float[] data)
```
Converts data into a tagged array in native byte order.