static public byte [ ] longToBytes ( long v ) { byte [ ] b = new byte [ 8 ] ; long allbits = 255 ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < 8 ; i ++ ) { b [ 7 - i ] = ( byte ) ( ( v & ( allbits << i * 8 ) ) >> i * 8 ) ; } return b ; }
Convert a long to an array of 8 bytes .