Java Object Array Convert To convertObjectGUIToByteString(byte[] objectGUID)

Description

Creates a byte-based String representation of a raw byte array representing the value of the objectGUID attribute retrieved from Active Directory.

The returned string is useful to perform queries on AD based on the objectGUID value.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
objectGUID	A raw byte array representing the value of the <code>objectGUID</code> attribute retrieved from Active Directory.

Return

A byte-based String representation in the form of \[0]\[1]\[2]\[3]\[4]\[5]\[6]\[7]\[8]\[9]\[10]\[11]\[12]\[13]\[14]\[15]

Declaration

public static String convertObjectGUIToByteString(byte[] objectGUID)

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

public class Main {
    /**//w w  w  .j  a  va2s .  com
     * <p>Creates a byte-based {@link String} representation of a raw byte array representing the value of the
     * <code>objectGUID</code> attribute retrieved from Active Directory.</p>
     *
     * <p>The returned string is useful to perform queries on AD based on the <code>objectGUID</code> value. Eg.:</p>
     *
     * <p>
     * String filter = "(&(objectClass=*)(objectGUID" + EQUAL + convertObjectGUIToByteString(objectGUID) + "))";
     * </p>
     *
     * @param objectGUID A raw byte array representing the value of the <code>objectGUID</code> attribute retrieved from
     * Active Directory.
     *
     * @return A byte-based String representation in the form of \[0]\[1]\[2]\[3]\[4]\[5]\[6]\[7]\[8]\[9]\[10]\[11]\[12]\[13]\[14]\[15]
     */
    public static String convertObjectGUIToByteString(byte[] objectGUID) {
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();

        for (int i = 0; i < objectGUID.length; i++) {
            String transformed = prefixZeros((int) objectGUID[i] & 0xFF);
            result.append("\\");
            result.append(transformed);
        }

        return result.toString();
    }

    private static String prefixZeros(int value) {
        if (value <= 0xF) {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("0");
            sb.append(Integer.toHexString(value));
            return sb.toString();
        } else {
            return Integer.toHexString(value);
        }
    }
}