ION Java User's Guide: ION Java Class and Method Reference

getByte()

The getByte() method returns the byte value of the variable. If the value is not of type byte, the scalar value is converted to a byte.

Syntax

public final byte getByte()

Return Value

The method returns the byte value of the variable.

Arguments

None.

Exceptions

IONIsAnArrayException, NumberFormatException

Example

try {  
byte b = myVariable.getByte();  
}catch(IONIsAnArrayException e){  
   System.err.println("Variable is an array");  
}catch(NumberFormatException e){  
   System.err.println("String Cannot be converted");  
}