Java XML String Transform decodeHex(String hex)

Description

Turns a hex encoded string into a byte array.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
hex	a hex encoded String to transform into a byte array.

Return

a byte array representing the hex String[

Declaration

public static byte[] decodeHex(String hex) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//  w  ww . j a v a2s .  c  o m
 * $Revision$
 * $Date$
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Turns a hex encoded string into a byte array. It is specifically meant
     * to "reverse" the toHex(byte[]) method.
     *
     * @param hex a hex encoded String to transform into a byte array.
     * @return a byte array representing the hex String[
     */
    public static byte[] decodeHex(String hex) {
        return DatatypeConverter.parseHexBinary(hex);
    }
}

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7. encode(final String value)
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