Java Byte Array to Char bytesToChar(byte[] arr, int pos)

Description

Reads a character from a byte array.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
arr	the array to read the character from.
pos	the position of the character's first byte.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	if the position is out of the range of the byte array.

Return

the read character.

Declaration

public static char bytesToChar(byte[] arr, int pos)
        throws IllegalArgumentException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w w w .  j a v  a2  s . c o m*/
 * Process Sketcher is a simple flowchart making software.
 * Copyright (C) 2015  Jonathon Prehn, Kevin Prehn
 * 
 * This file is a part of Process Sketcher.
 * 
 * Process Sketcher is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * Process Sketcher is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Process Sketcher.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Reads a character from a byte array.
     *
     * @param arr the array to read the character from.
     * @param pos the position of the character's first byte.
     * @return the read character.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the position is out of the 
     * range of the byte array.
     */
    public static char bytesToChar(byte[] arr, int pos)
            throws IllegalArgumentException {
        checkBounds(arr, pos);
        return (char) ((((short) arr[pos] << 8) & 0xFF00) | ((short) arr[pos + 1] & 0x00FF));
    }

    /**
     * Checks the position to the bounds of the byte array.
     * @param arr the byte array
     * @param pos the position in the byte array
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException thrown if the position is out of the 
     * byte array's bounds.
     */
    private static void checkBounds(byte[] arr, int pos)
            throws IllegalArgumentException {
        if (pos < 0 || pos >= arr.length) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Position is out of bounds of "
                            + "the byte array: position is " + pos
                            + " while the byte"
                            + " array only accepts 0 to "
                            + (arr.length - 1));
        }
    }
}

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