public static void writeVLOld(long data,DataOutput out) throws IOException {
  if (data < 0) {
    Assert.fail("Data expected to be >=0 is " + data);
  }
  if (data <= MAX_BYTE_VL) {
    out.writeByte((byte)data);
  }
 else   if (data <= 0x7FFF) {
    out.write((((int)data >>> 8) | 0x80) & 0xFF);
    out.write(((int)data >>> 0) & 0xFF);
  }
 else   if (data <= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
    out.writeByte(INT_VL);
    out.writeInt((int)data);
  }
 else {
    out.writeByte(LONG_VL);
    out.writeLong(data);
  }
}

public static void writeVLOld ( long data , DataOutput out ) throws IOException { if ( data < 0 ) { Assert . fail ( "Data expected to be >=0 is " + data ) ; } if ( data <= MAX_BYTE_VL ) { out . writeByte ( ( byte ) data ) ; } else if ( data <= 0x7FFF ) { out . write ( ( ( ( int ) data > > > 8 ) | 0x80 ) & 0xFF ) ; out . write ( ( ( int ) data > > > 0 ) & 0xFF ) ; } else if ( data <= Integer . MAX_VALUE ) { out . writeByte ( INT_VL ) ; out . writeInt ( ( int ) data ) ; } else { out . writeByte ( LONG_VL ) ; out . writeLong ( data ) ; } }
write a variable length long the old way ( pre 7 . 0 ) . use this only in contexts where you might need to communicate with pre 7 . 0 members or files .
