While Java's Byte type has the right bit precision for Hydra's uint8 type, by using it we are breaking with the convention of using either unsigned-and-equal, or signed-and-larger carrier types for Hydra's unsigned integer types. Specifically, the Byte type has a max value of 127, rather than the appropriate 255; you'd have to "cheat" to force negative byte values to be interpreted as positive uint8's. Fix this by using Short as the carrier type instead of Byte.
While Java's
Bytetype has the right bit precision for Hydra'suint8type, by using it we are breaking with the convention of using either unsigned-and-equal, or signed-and-larger carrier types for Hydra's unsigned integer types. Specifically, theBytetype has a max value of 127, rather than the appropriate 255; you'd have to "cheat" to force negative byte values to be interpreted as positive uint8's. Fix this by usingShortas the carrier type instead ofByte.