How to Convert Int to Unsigned Byte and Back

Question

I need to convert a number into an unsigned byte. The number is always less than or equal to 255, and so it will fit in one byte.

I also need to convert that byte ba

Answer 1

Handling bytes and unsigned integers with BigInteger:

byte[] b = ...                    // your integer in big-endian
BigInteger ui = new BigInteger(b) // let BigInteger do the work
int i = ui.intValue()             // unsigned value assigned to i