This is a convenience method, that returns prefix coded bits of an int without reducing the precision. It can be used to store the full precision value as a stored field in index.

To decode, use {@link #prefixCodedToInt}.

public static string IntToPrefixCoded(
	int val
)

Public Shared Function IntToPrefixCoded ( _
	val As Integer _
) As String

public:
static String^ IntToPrefixCoded(
	int val
)