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readByte.Java

Reads a Java formatted byte (8 bits) from a connection

Description

Reads one or several Java formatted byte's (8 bits) from a connection. All data types in Java are signed, i.e. a byte can hold a value in the range [-128,127].

Usage

## Static method (use this):
## Java$readByte(con, n=1, ...)

## Don't use the below:
## S3 method for class 'Java'
readByte(static, con, n=1, ...)

Arguments

`con`	Binary connection to be read from.
`n`	Number of byte's to be read.
`...`	Not used.

Details

This method is included for consistency reasons only.

Value

Returns an integer vector.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson