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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GAVIN Darren * OPS EAS
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:15 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: JAVA un z/OS
> 
> 
> Something to Remember,
> 

<snip>

> 
> Additionally in the case of primitive integers, Java has to 
> switch them
> from Little Endian to Big Endian before sending the CPU instruction,
> than back after the instruction is done.
> 

I just checked at
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jvms/second_edition/html/Overview.doc.htm
l#16703 which states that integer types are stored in big-endian format.
This is the native format for zArchitecture integers.

<snip>
> 
> Darren


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