Convert byte array into a printable format: a String of hexadecimal digit characters (two per byte).
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import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
/**
* Library of utility methods useful in dealing with converting byte arrays to
* and from strings of hexadecimal digits.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
*/
public class Utils {
/**
* Convert a byte array into a printable format containing a String of
* hexadecimal digit characters (two per byte).
*
* @param bytes
* Byte array representation
*/
public static String convert(byte bytes[]) {
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(bytes.length * 2);
for (int i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
sb.append(convertDigit((int) (bytes[i] >> 4)));
sb.append(convertDigit((int) (bytes[i] & 0x0f)));
}
return (sb.toString());
}
/**
* [Private] Convert the specified value (0 .. 15) to the corresponding
* hexadecimal digit.
*
* @param value
* Value to be converted
*/
private static char convertDigit(int value) {
value &= 0x0f;
if (value >= 10)
return ((char) (value - 10 + 'a'));
else
return ((char) (value + '0'));
}
}
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