How do I split an integer into 2 byte binary?

Question

Given

private int width = 400;
private byte [] data = new byte [2];  

I want to split the integer \"width\" into two bytes and load data[0]

Answer 1

I suggest you have a look at the source for HeapByteBuffer. It has the conversion code for all primitive data types. (In fact you could just use a ByteBuffer ;)