*/
  @Override
  public void writeChar(int v) throws IOException {
    writeShort(v);
  }

  /**
   * Writes a {@code String} as specified by {@link DataOutputStream#writeChars(String)}, except
   * each character is written using little-endian byte order.
   *
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   */
  @Override
  public void writeChars(String s) throws IOException {

    assertEquals(expected, b);
  }

  public void testWriteChars() throws IOException {

    /* Write out various test values in LITTLE ENDIAN FORMAT */
    out.writeChars("r\u00C9sum\u00C9");

    byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();

    /* Setup input streams */
    DataInput in = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));

    /* Read in various values NORMALLY */

    assertEquals(expected, b);
  }

  public void testWriteChars() throws IOException {

    /* Write out various test values in LITTLE ENDIAN FORMAT */
    out.writeChars("r\u00C9sum\u00C9");

    byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();

    /* Setup input streams */
    DataInput in = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));

    /* Read in various values NORMALLY */

    out.write(new byte[] {-100, 100});
    out.writeBoolean(true);
    out.writeBoolean(false);
    out.writeByte(100);
    out.writeByte(-100);
    out.writeByte((byte) 200);
    out.writeChar('a');
    out.writeShort((short) -30000);
    out.writeShort((short) 50000);
    out.writeInt(0xCAFEBABE);
    out.writeLong(0xDEADBEEFCAFEBABEL);
    out.writeUTF("Herby Derby");