Class Hex


  • public final class Hex
    extends java.lang.Object
    Converts hexadecimal Strings. This class is thread-safe.
    Since:
    1.1
    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Class Description
      static class  Hex.HexDecodeException  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static byte[] decodeHex​(char[] data)
      Converts an array of characters representing hexadecimal values into an array of bytes of those same values.
      static char[] encodeHex​(byte[] data)
      Converts an array of bytes into an array of characters representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order.
      static char[] encodeHex​(byte[] data, boolean toLowerCase)
      Converts an array of bytes into an array of characters representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order.
      static java.lang.String encodeHexString​(byte[] data)
      Converts an array of bytes into a String representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • decodeHex

        public static byte[] decodeHex​(char[] data)
                                throws Hex.HexDecodeException
        Converts an array of characters representing hexadecimal values into an array of bytes of those same values. The returned array will be half the length of the passed array, as it takes two characters to represent any given byte. An exception is thrown if the passed char array has an odd number of elements.
        Parameters:
        data - An array of characters containing hexadecimal digits
        Returns:
        A byte array containing binary data decoded from the supplied char array.
        Throws:
        Hex.HexDecodeException - Thrown if an odd number or illegal of characters is supplied
      • encodeHex

        public static char[] encodeHex​(byte[] data)
        Converts an array of bytes into an array of characters representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order. The returned array will be double the length of the passed array, as it takes two characters to represent any given byte.
        Parameters:
        data - a byte[] to convert to Hex characters
        Returns:
        A char[] containing hexadecimal characters
      • encodeHex

        public static char[] encodeHex​(byte[] data,
                                       boolean toLowerCase)
        Converts an array of bytes into an array of characters representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order. The returned array will be double the length of the passed array, as it takes two characters to represent any given byte.
        Parameters:
        data - a byte[] to convert to Hex characters
        toLowerCase - true converts to lowercase, false to uppercase
        Returns:
        A char[] containing hexadecimal characters
        Since:
        1.4
      • encodeHexString

        public static java.lang.String encodeHexString​(byte[] data)
        Converts an array of bytes into a String representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order. The returned String will be double the length of the passed array, as it takes two characters to represent any given byte.
        Parameters:
        data - a byte[] to convert to Hex characters
        Returns:
        A String containing hexadecimal characters
        Since:
        1.4