need Java memcpy() equivalent

[Randy C]

Have you considered using java.io.DataInputStream and java.io.DataOutputStream to convert byte streams to primitive types and visa versa.

Yes... thanks. That's exactly what I'm looking at now. I suppose, not understanding how much is going on under the hood with serialization, it seemed like something that might cause a major performance hit. But maybe I'm worried about nothing in this case. And i've lost a lot of my zeaol to invent/re-invent wheels over the years. :-)