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public class ByteArray implements Iterable<Byte>, Serializable
An immutable byte array holder.
Inheritance
Object >
ByteArray
Static Methods
copyFrom(byte[] bytes)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom(byte[] bytes)
Creates a ByteArray
object given an array of bytes. The bytes are copied.
Parameter Name Description bytes
byte []
public static final ByteArray copyFrom(InputStream input)
Creates a ByteArray
object given an InputStream . The stream is read into the
created object.
copyFrom(String string)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom(String string)
Creates a ByteArray
object given a string. The string is encoded in UTF-8
. The
bytes are copied.
Parameter Name Description string
String
copyFrom(ByteBuffer bytes)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom(ByteBuffer bytes)
Creates a ByteArray
object given a ByteBuffer . The bytes are copied.
fromBase64(String data)
public static ByteArray fromBase64(String data)
Creates a ByteArray
from a base64 representation.
Parameter Name Description data
String
Methods
public final InputStream asInputStream()
asReadOnlyByteBuffer()
public final ByteBuffer asReadOnlyByteBuffer()
Returns the content of this ByteArray
as a read-only ByteBuffer .
copyTo(byte[] target)
public final void copyTo(byte[] target)
Copies the content of this ByteArray
into an array of bytes.
Parameter Name Description target
byte []
copyTo(ByteBuffer target)
public final void copyTo(ByteBuffer target)
Copies the content of this ByteArray
into an existing ByteBuffer
.
equals(Object obj)
public final boolean equals(Object obj)
Parameter Name Description obj
Object
Overrides
hashCode()
public final int hashCode()
Returns Type Description int
Overrides
iterator()
public final Iterator<Byte> iterator()
length()
public final int length()
Returns the number of bytes in this ByteArray
.
Returns Type Description int
toBase64()
public final String toBase64()
Converts this byte array to its base64 representation.
toByteArray()
public final byte[] toByteArray()
Returns a copy of this ByteArray
as an array of bytes.
Returns Type Description byte []
toString()
Overrides
toStringUtf8()
public final String toStringUtf8()
Returns a copy of this ByteArray
as an UTF-8
string.