AbstractCcsdsTimeCode.java

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package org.orekit.time;

/** Abstract base class for CCSDS segmented and unsegmented time code.
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @since 12.1
 * @see AbsoluteDate
 * @see FieldAbsoluteDate
 */
abstract class AbstractCcsdsTimeCode {

    /** Decode a signed byte as an unsigned int value.
     * @param b byte to decode
     * @return an unsigned int value
     */
    protected int toUnsigned(final byte b) {
        final int i = (int) b;
        return (i < 0) ? 256 + i : i;
    }

    /** Format a byte as an hex string for error messages.
     * @param data byte to format
     * @return a formatted string
     */
    protected String formatByte(final byte data) {
        return "0x" + Integer.toHexString(data).toUpperCase();
    }

}