org.nees.util
Class HexEncoder

java.lang.Object
  org.nees.util.HexEncoder

public class HexEncoder

extends java.lang.Object

This is an implementation-neutral hex encoder. It's currently implemented using the apache xml security utils.

Constructor Summary

HexEncoder()

Method Summary

static byte[]	decode(java.lang.String encoded) Decode a hex-encoded octet string.
static java.lang.String	encode(byte[] octets) Return a hex encoded version of the octet string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HexEncoder

public HexEncoder()

Method Detail

encode

public static java.lang.String encode(byte[] octets)

Return a hex encoded version of the octet string. Hex digits a-f are encoded as lowercase. There are no spaces between octet representations. For instance it will return "a8f08c", rather than "A8F08C" or "A8 F0 8C".

decode

public static byte[] decode(java.lang.String encoded)

Decode a hex-encoded octet string. Hex digits a-f are encoded as lowercase. There are no spaces between octet representations. For instance it requires "a8f08c", rather than "A8F08C" or "A8 F0 8C".

Parameters:

encoded - the encoded octet string

Returns:

the decoded octet string