org.xbill.DNS.utils
Class base16

java.lang.Object
  org.xbill.DNS.utils.base16

public class base16
extends Object

Routines for converting between Strings of hex-encoded data and arrays of binary data. This is not actually used by DNS.

Author:

Brian Wellington

Method Summary

static byte[]	fromString(String str) Convert a hex-encoded String to binary data
static String	toString(byte[] b) Convert binary data to a hex-encoded String

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(byte[] b)

Convert binary data to a hex-encoded String

Parameters:

b - An array containing binary data

Returns:

A String containing the encoded data

fromString

public static byte[] fromString(String str)

Convert a hex-encoded String to binary data

Parameters:

str - A String containing the encoded data

Returns:

An array containing the binary data, or null if the string is invalid