RFR 8251989: Hex formatting and parsing

[Douglas Surber]

> Are there current hex formatting in code you are aware of that already uses
> prefixes or suffixes on each byte?
> 

Java. My example. 

> 	{ 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0xOD, 0x0E, 0x0F }


Douglas

> On Sep 3, 2020, at 2:24 PM, core-libs-dev-request at openjdk.java.net wrote:
> 
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 16:13:49 -0400
> From: Roger Riggs <Roger.Riggs at oracle.com <mailto:Roger.Riggs at oracle.com>>
> To: core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net <mailto:core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Subject: Re: RFR 8251989: Hex formatting and parsing
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> Hi Douglas,
> 
> I think you answered your own question at the outset. (with the API as 
> it stands).
> 
> Are there current hex formatting in code you are aware of that already uses
> prefixes or suffixes on each byte?
> 
> I'm evauating whether there is consensus to change the semantics of 
> prefix and suffix.
> 
> Thanks, Roger
> 
>