Mine

public class Test {    public static void main(String[] args) {        byte b1 = 33;        byte b2 = 58;        short s1 = 431;        short s2 = 8731;                long n = 0;        n |= b1;        n |= s1 << 8;        n |= s2 << 24;        n |= b2 << 40;                System.out.println(            (b1 ==         (n & 0xFF))   +" "+            (s1 == ((n >> 8)  & 0xFFFF)) +" "+            (s2 == ((n >> 24) & 0xFFFF)) +" "+            (b2 == ((n >> 40) & 0xFF)));    }}