public long getMostSignificantBits() {
        long a;
        a  = ((long)content[ 0] & 0xFF) << 56;
        a |= ((long)content[ 1] & 0xFF) << 48;
        a |= ((long)content[ 2] & 0xFF) << 40;
        a |= ((long)content[ 3] & 0xFF) << 32;
        a |= ((long)content[ 4] & 0xFF) << 24;
        a |= ((long)content[ 5] & 0xFF) << 16;
        a |= ((long)content[ 6] & 0xFF) << 8;
        a |= ((long)content[ 7] & 0xFF);
        return a;
    }
public long getMostSignificantBits() {
        long a;
        a  = ((long)content[ 0] & 0xFF) << 56;
        a |= ((long)content[ 1] & 0xFF) << 48;
        a |= ((long)content[ 2] & 0xFF) << 40;
        a |= ((long)content[ 3] & 0xFF) << 32;
        a |= ((long)content[ 4] & 0xFF) << 24;
        a |= ((long)content[ 5] & 0xFF) << 16;
        a |= ((long)content[ 6] & 0xFF) << 8;
        a |= ((long)content[ 7] & 0xFF);
        return a;
    }
public long getMostSignificantBits ( ) { long a ; a = ( ( long ) content [ 0 ] & 0xFF ) << 56 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 1 ] & 0xFF ) << 48 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 2 ] & 0xFF ) << 40 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 3 ] & 0xFF ) << 32 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 4 ] & 0xFF ) << 24 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 5 ] & 0xFF ) << 16 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 6 ] & 0xFF ) << 8 ; a |= ( ( long ) content [ 7 ] & 0xFF ) ; return a ; }
Get the most significant bits (the first half) of the UUID content as a 64-bit long.
@return The first half of the UUID as a long.
Get the most significant bits ( the first half ) of the UUID content as a 64 - bit long .