com.xmlmind.util

Class Base16

java.lang.Object

com.xmlmind.util.Base16

public final class Base16
extends Object

Base-16 encoder/decoder.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	decode(String s) Decodes base-16 encoded string.
static byte[]	decode(String s, int limit) Same as decode(String), except that argument limt allows to limit the number of decoded bytes.
static String	encode(byte[] b) Encodes binary data to base-16.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

decode

public static byte[] decode(String s)

Decodes base-16 encoded string.

Parameters:

s - base-16 string to be decoded

Returns:

decoded binary data or null if string cannot be decoded.

decode

public static byte[] decode(String s,
                            int limit)

Same as decode(String), except that argument limt allows to limit the number of decoded bytes. This is useful, for example, to detect the format of a base-16 encoded image based on its magic string.

encode

public static String encode(byte[] b)

Encodes binary data to base-16.

Parameters:

b - binary data to be encoded

Returns:

base-16 encoded string