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public class ByteArray implements Iterable<Byte> , Serializable An immutable byte array holder.
Static Methods copyFrom(byte[] bytes)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom ( byte [] bytes ) Creates aByteArray object given an array of bytes. The bytes are copied.
Parameter Name Description bytesbyte []
copyFrom(InputStream input)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom ( InputStream input ) Creates aByteArray object given anInputStream . The stream is read into the created object.
copyFrom(String string)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom ( String string ) Creates aByteArray object given a string. The string is encoded inUTF-8. The bytes are copied.
Parameter Name Description stringString
copyFrom(ByteBuffer bytes)
public static final ByteArray copyFrom ( ByteBuffer bytes ) Creates aByteArray object given aByteBuffer . The bytes are copied.
fromBase64(String data)
public static ByteArray fromBase64 ( String data ) Creates aByteArray from a base64 representation.
Parameter Name Description dataString
Methods asInputStream()
public final InputStream asInputStream () asReadOnlyByteBuffer()
public final ByteBuffer asReadOnlyByteBuffer () Returns the content of thisByteArray as a read-onlyByteBuffer .
copyTo(byte[] target)
public final void copyTo ( byte [] target ) Copies the content of thisByteArray into an array of bytes.
Parameter Name Description targetbyte []
copyTo(ByteBuffer target)
public final void copyTo ( ByteBuffer target ) Copies the content of thisByteArray into an existingByteBuffer.
equals(Object obj)
public final boolean equals ( Object obj ) Parameter Name Description objObject
Overrides hashCode() Returns Type Description int
Overrides iterator()
public final Iterator<Byte> iterator () length() Returns the number of bytes in thisByteArray.
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 thisByteArray as an array of bytes.
Returns Type Description byte []
toString() Overrides toStringUtf8()
public final String toStringUtf8 () Returns a copy of thisByteArray as anUTF-8 string.
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