base16 (dnsjava documentation)
Date: 2013-04-10

org.xbill.DNS.utils

## Class base16

- java.lang.Object
- - org.xbill.DNS.utils.base16

-     public class base16
      extends Object

  Routines for converting between Strings of hex-encoded data and arrays of binary data. This is not actually used by DNS.
  Author:
    Brian Wellington

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static byte[]` | `fromString(String str)` Convert a hex-encoded String to binary data
    `static String` | `toString(byte[] b)` Convert binary data to a hex-encoded String

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public static String toString(byte[] b)

      Convert binary data to a hex-encoded String
      Parameters:
        `b` - An array containing binary data
      Returns:
        A String containing the encoded data

    - #### fromString

          public static byte[] fromString(String str)

      Convert a hex-encoded String to binary data
      Parameters:
        `str` - A String containing the encoded data
      Returns:
        An array containing the binary data, or null if the string is invalid