Java Byte Array Create toBytes(String hex)

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Description

Convert hex string to byte[]

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter Description
hexString the hex string

Return

byte[]

Declaration

public static byte[] toBytes(String hex) 

Method Source Code

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public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert hex string to byte[]
     * 
     * @param hexString
     *            the hex string
     * @return byte[]
     */
    public static byte[] toBytes(String hex) {
        if (hex == null || hex.equals("")) {
            return null;
        }
        hex = hex.toUpperCase();
        int length = hex.length() / 2;
        char[] hexChars = hex.toCharArray();
        byte[] d = new byte[length];
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            int pos = i * 2;
            d[i] = (byte) (toByte(hexChars[pos]) << 4 | toByte(hexChars[pos + 1]));
        }
        return d;
    }

    public static int length(String buffer) {

        if (buffer == null || buffer.equals("")) {
            return 0;
        }

        return buffer.getBytes().length;
    }

    /**
     * Convert char to byte
     * 
     * @param c
     *            char
     * @return byte
     */
    private static byte toByte(char c) {
        return (byte) "0123456789ABCDEF".indexOf(c);
    }
}

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