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package org.apache.tomcat.util.codec.binary;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;


Converts String to and from bytes using the encodings required by the Java specification. These encodings are
specified in 
Standard charsets.

This class is immutable and thread-safe.


See Also:
Since:1.4
/**
 * Converts String to and from bytes using the encodings required by the Java specification. These encodings are
 * specified in <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html">
 * Standard charsets</a>.
 *
 * <p>This class is immutable and thread-safe.</p>
 *
 * @see <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html">Standard charsets</a>
 * @since 1.4
 */
public class StringUtils {

    
Params:
  • string – 
           The string to encode (if null, return null).
  • charset –  The Charset to encode the String
Returns:the encoded bytes
/**
     * Calls {@link String#getBytes(Charset)}
     *
     * @param string
     *            The string to encode (if null, return null).
     * @param charset
     *            The {@link Charset} to encode the {@code String}
     * @return the encoded bytes
     */
    private static byte[] getBytes(final String string, final Charset charset) {
        if (string == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return string.getBytes(charset);
    }

    
Encodes the given string into a sequence of bytes using the UTF-8 charset, storing the result into a new byte
array.

Params:
  • string –  the String to encode, may be null
Throws:
See Also:
Returns:encoded bytes, or null if the input string was null
Since:As of 1.7, throws NullPointerException instead of UnsupportedEncodingException
/**
     * Encodes the given string into a sequence of bytes using the UTF-8 charset, storing the result into a new byte
     * array.
     *
     * @param string
     *            the String to encode, may be {@code null}
     * @return encoded bytes, or {@code null} if the input string was {@code null}
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *             Thrown if {@link StandardCharsets#UTF_8} is not initialized, which should never happen since it is
     *             required by the Java platform specification.
     * @since As of 1.7, throws {@link NullPointerException} instead of UnsupportedEncodingException
     * @see <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html">Standard charsets</a>
     */
    public static byte[] getBytesUtf8(final String string) {
        return getBytes(string, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }

    
Constructs a new String by decoding the specified array of bytes using the given charset. 
Params:
  • bytes – 
           The bytes to be decoded into characters
  • charset –  The Charset to encode the String; not null
Throws:
Returns:A new String decoded from the specified array of bytes using the given charset, or null if the input byte array was null.
/**
     * Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified array of bytes using the given charset.
     *
     * @param bytes
     *            The bytes to be decoded into characters
     * @param charset
     *            The {@link Charset} to encode the {@code String}; not {@code null}
     * @return A new {@code String} decoded from the specified array of bytes using the given charset,
     *         or {@code null} if the input byte array was {@code null}.
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *             Thrown if charset is {@code null}
     */
    private static String newString(final byte[] bytes, final Charset charset) {
        return bytes == null ? null : new String(bytes, charset);
    }

    
Constructs a new String by decoding the specified array of bytes using the US-ASCII charset. 
Params:
  • bytes – 
           The bytes to be decoded into characters
Throws:
Returns:A new String decoded from the specified array of bytes using the US-ASCII charset, or null if the input byte array was null.
Since:As of 1.7, throws NullPointerException instead of UnsupportedEncodingException
/**
     * Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified array of bytes using the US-ASCII charset.
     *
     * @param bytes
     *            The bytes to be decoded into characters
     * @return A new {@code String} decoded from the specified array of bytes using the US-ASCII charset,
     *         or {@code null} if the input byte array was {@code null}.
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *             Thrown if {@link StandardCharsets#US_ASCII} is not initialized, which should never happen since it is
     *             required by the Java platform specification.
     * @since As of 1.7, throws {@link NullPointerException} instead of UnsupportedEncodingException
     */
    public static String newStringUsAscii(final byte[] bytes) {
        return newString(bytes, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII);
    }

    
Constructs a new String by decoding the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset. 
Params:
  • bytes – 
           The bytes to be decoded into characters
Throws:
Returns:A new String decoded from the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset, or null if the input byte array was null.
Since:As of 1.7, throws NullPointerException instead of UnsupportedEncodingException
/**
     * Constructs a new {@code String} by decoding the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset.
     *
     * @param bytes
     *            The bytes to be decoded into characters
     * @return A new {@code String} decoded from the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset,
     *         or {@code null} if the input byte array was {@code null}.
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *             Thrown if {@link StandardCharsets#UTF_8} is not initialized, which should never happen since it is
     *             required by the Java platform specification.
     * @since As of 1.7, throws {@link NullPointerException} instead of UnsupportedEncodingException
     */
    public static String newStringUtf8(final byte[] bytes) {
        return newString(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}