org.antfarmer.ejce.encoder

Class HexEncoder

java.lang.Object

org.antfarmer.ejce.encoder.HexEncoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

TextEncoder

public class HexEncoder
extends Object
implements TextEncoder

Encoder for encoding/decoding bytes and text using the hexadecimal (Base-16) format. This format results in a 100% increase in output length. The character set includes: [A-F0-9]. This class is thread-safe.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	HexEncoder() Initializes the HexEncoder.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	decode(String text) Decodes the string into a byte array.
String	encode(byte[] bytes) Encodes the byte array to a string.
static HexEncoder	getInstance() Returns an instance of a HexEncoder.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HexEncoder

protected HexEncoder()

Initializes the HexEncoder.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static HexEncoder getInstance()

Returns an instance of a HexEncoder.

Returns:

an instance of a HexEncoder

encode

public String encode(byte[] bytes)

Encodes the byte array to a string.

Specified by:

encode in interface TextEncoder

Parameters:

bytes - the byte array

Returns:

a string representation of the byte array

decode

public byte[] decode(String text)

Decodes the string into a byte array.

Specified by:

decode in interface TextEncoder

Parameters:

text - the encoded text

Returns:

the byte array represented by the encoded text