public static byte [ ] asByteArray ( UUID uuid ) { long msb = uuid . getMostSignificantBits ( ) ; long lsb = uuid . getLeastSignificantBits ( ) ; byte [ ] buf = new byte [ 16 ] ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < 8 ; i ++ ) { buf [ i ] = ( byte ) ( msb >>> 8 * ( 7 - i ) ) ; buf [ i + 8 ] = ( byte ) ( lsb >>> 8 * ( 7 - i ) ) ; } return buf ; }
Returns the byte - array equivalent of the specified UUID in big - endian order .