org.apache.tomcat.util.codec.binary

Class StringUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.codec.binary.StringUtils

public class StringUtils
extends Object

Converts String to and from bytes using the encodings required by the Java specification. These encodings are specified in Standard charsets.

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Standard charsets

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	getBytesUtf8(String string) Encodes the given string into a sequence of bytes using the UTF-8 charset, storing the result into a new byte array.
static String	newStringUtf8(byte[] bytes) Constructs a new String by decoding the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringUtils

public StringUtils()

Method Detail

getBytesUtf8

public static byte[] getBytesUtf8(String string)

Encodes the given string into a sequence of bytes using the UTF-8 charset, storing the result into a new byte array.

Parameters:

string - the String to encode, may be null

Returns:

encoded bytes, or null if the input string was null

See Also:

Standard charsets

newStringUtf8

public static String newStringUtf8(byte[] bytes)

Constructs a new String by decoding the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset.

Parameters:

bytes - The bytes to be decoded into characters

Returns:

A new String decoded from the specified array of bytes using the UTF-8 charset, or null if the input byte array was null.