Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License public class Main { public static byte[] toByteArray(String s) { // s guaranteed valid by caller. int len = s.length(); byte[] bytes = new byte[len / 2]; for (int i = 0; i < len; i += 2) { bytes[i / 2] = (byte) ((Character.digit(s.charAt(i), 16) << 4) + Character.digit(s.charAt(i + 1), 16)); } return bytes; } }