Convert Object to byte array and array size should be 40

[Srikanth Nakka]

   class MESSAGE_HEADER implements Serializable
{
	long Reserved;
	long Logtime;
	char[] AlphaChar = new char[2];
	short TransactionCode;
	short ErrorCode;
	char[] TimeStamp = new char[8];
	char[] TimeStamp1 = new char[8];	
	char[] TimeStamp2 = new char[8];
	short MEssageLength;
	
	MESSAGE_HEADER()
	{ Reserved=10;
	}
	
	}
 

i want to convert above class to byte array and array size should be 40

please help me on how to convert class to byte array and size should be 40

[Henry Wong]

Take a look at the java.nio.ByteBuffer class. Just wrap a byte array, and put everything from your class into it.

Henry