Varint (bitcoinjavalib 0.5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- ch.bitagent.bitcoin.lib.helper.Varint

```
public class Varint
extends Object
```
Varint class.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static byte[]`	`encode(Int i)`	Encodes an integer as a varint
`static Int`	`read(ByteArrayInputStream stream)`	Reads a variable integer from a stream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - read
```
public static Int read(ByteArrayInputStream stream)
```
    Reads a variable integer from a stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - a ByteArrayInputStream object
    
    Returns:
    
    a Int object
  - encode
```
public static byte[] encode(Int i)
```
    Encodes an integer as a varint
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - a Int object
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of byte objects