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package io.undertow.util;

A utility class for mapping between byte arrays and their hex representation and back again.
Author:Darran Lofthouse
/** * A utility class for mapping between byte arrays and their hex representation and back again. * * @author <a href="mailto:darran.lofthouse@jboss.com">Darran Lofthouse</a> */
public class HexConverter { private static final char[] HEX_CHARS = new char[] {'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'}; private static final byte[] HEX_BYTES = new byte[] {'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'};
Take the supplied byte array and convert it to a hex encoded String.
Params:
  • toBeConverted – - the bytes to be converted.
Returns:the hex encoded String.
/** * Take the supplied byte array and convert it to a hex encoded String. * * @param toBeConverted - the bytes to be converted. * @return the hex encoded String. */
public static String convertToHexString(byte[] toBeConverted) { if (toBeConverted == null) { throw new NullPointerException("Parameter to be converted can not be null"); } char[] converted = new char[toBeConverted.length * 2]; for (int i = 0; i < toBeConverted.length; i++) { byte b = toBeConverted[i]; converted[i * 2] = HEX_CHARS[b >> 4 & 0x0F]; converted[i * 2 + 1] = HEX_CHARS[b & 0x0F]; } return String.valueOf(converted); }
Take the supplied byte array and convert it to to a byte array of the encoded hex values.

Each byte on the incoming array will be converted to two bytes on the return array.

Params:
  • toBeConverted – - the bytes to be encoded.
Returns:the encoded byte array.
/** * Take the supplied byte array and convert it to to a byte array of the encoded * hex values. * <p> * Each byte on the incoming array will be converted to two bytes on the return * array. * * @param toBeConverted - the bytes to be encoded. * @return the encoded byte array. */
public static byte[] convertToHexBytes(byte[] toBeConverted) { if (toBeConverted == null) { throw new NullPointerException("Parameter to be converted can not be null"); } byte[] converted = new byte[toBeConverted.length * 2]; for (int i = 0; i < toBeConverted.length; i++) { byte b = toBeConverted[i]; converted[i * 2] = HEX_BYTES[b >> 4 & 0x0F]; converted[i * 2 + 1] = HEX_BYTES[b & 0x0F]; } return converted; }
Take the incoming character of hex encoded data and convert to the raw byte values.

The characters in the incoming array are processed in pairs with two chars of a pair being converted to a single byte.

Params:
  • toConvert – - the hex encoded String to convert.
Returns:the raw byte array.
/** * Take the incoming character of hex encoded data and convert to the raw byte values. * <p> * The characters in the incoming array are processed in pairs with two chars of a pair * being converted to a single byte. * * @param toConvert - the hex encoded String to convert. * @return the raw byte array. */
public static byte[] convertFromHex(final char[] toConvert) { if (toConvert.length % 2 != 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The supplied character array must contain an even number of hex chars."); } byte[] response = new byte[toConvert.length / 2]; for (int i = 0; i < response.length; i++) { int posOne = i * 2; response[i] = (byte)(toByte(toConvert, posOne) << 4 | toByte(toConvert, posOne+1)); } return response; } private static byte toByte(final char[] toConvert, final int pos) { int response = Character.digit(toConvert[pos], 16); if (response < 0 || response > 15) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Non-hex character '" + toConvert[pos] + "' at index=" + pos); } return (byte) response; }
Take the incoming String of hex encoded data and convert to the raw byte values.

The characters in the incoming String are processed in pairs with two chars of a pair being converted to a single byte.

Params:
  • toConvert – - the hex encoded String to convert.
Returns:the raw byte array.
/** * Take the incoming String of hex encoded data and convert to the raw byte values. * <p> * The characters in the incoming String are processed in pairs with two chars of a pair * being converted to a single byte. * * @param toConvert - the hex encoded String to convert. * @return the raw byte array. */
public static byte[] convertFromHex(final String toConvert) { return convertFromHex(toConvert.toCharArray()); } public static void main(String[] args) { byte[] toConvert = new byte[256]; for (int i = 0; i < toConvert.length; i++) { toConvert[i] = (byte) i; } String hexValue = convertToHexString(toConvert); System.out.println("Converted - " + hexValue); byte[] convertedBack = convertFromHex(hexValue); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); for (byte current : convertedBack) { sb.append((int)current).append(" "); } System.out.println("Converted Back " + sb.toString()); } }