Java String to convertStringToWord(String strValue)

Description

Converts a given string into a word of bytes

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
strValue	a parameter

Return

byte[] as word

Declaration

protected static byte[] convertStringToWord(String strValue) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* $Revision: 159 $ $Date: 2009-08-17 12:52:56 +0000 (ma, 17 aug 2009) $ $Author: blohman $ 
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 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts a given string into a word of bytes
     *
     * @param strValue
     * @return byte[] as word
     */
    protected static byte[] convertStringToWord(String strValue) {
        // Create empty word
        byte[] word = new byte[2];

        // Parse from string to int (hex)
        try {
            byte intRegVal = 0;
            for (int i = strValue.length(); i > 0; i--) {
                intRegVal = (byte) (intRegVal
                        + Math.pow(16, strValue.length() - i) * Byte.parseByte(strValue.substring(i - 1, i), 16));
                // intRegVal = Byte.parseByte(strValue.substring(i-1,i),16);
            }

            // Enter values in word
            word[0] = (byte) (intRegVal >>> 8 & 0xFF);
            word[1] = (byte) (intRegVal & 0xFF);
        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
            return null;
        }
        return word;
    }
}

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