org.ballerinalang.stdlib.encoding

Class EncodingUtil

java.lang.Object

org.ballerinalang.stdlib.encoding.EncodingUtil

public class EncodingUtil
extends Object

Utility functions relevant to encoding operations.

Since:

0.991.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static BError	createEncodingError(Context context, String errMsg) Create encoding error.
static byte[]	decodeHex(String hexString) Converts a String representing hexadecimal values into an array of bytes of those same values.
static String	encodeHex(byte[] bytes) Converts the given byte array to a Hex formatted string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

encodeHex

public static String encodeHex(byte[] bytes)

Converts the given byte array to a Hex formatted string.

Parameters:

bytes - array of bytes

Returns:

Hex formatted string.

decodeHex

public static byte[] decodeHex(String hexString)
                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Converts a String representing hexadecimal values into an array of bytes of those same values.

Parameters:

hexString - A String containing hexadecimal digits

Returns:

A byte array containing binary data decoded from the supplied string.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if an odd number or illegal number of characters is supplied

createEncodingError

public static BError createEncodingError(Context context,
                                         String errMsg)

Create encoding error.

Parameters:

context - Represent ballerina context

errMsg - Error description

Returns:

conversion error