org.xbill.DNS.utils
Class base32

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.xbill.DNS.utils.base32

public class base32
extends java.lang.Object

Routines for converting between Strings of base32-encoded data and arrays of binary data. This currently supports the base32 and base32hex alphabets specified in RFC 4648, sections 6 and 7.

Author:
Brian Wellington

Nested Class Summary
static class base32.Alphabet
           
 
Constructor Summary
base32(java.lang.String alphabet, boolean padding, boolean lowercase)
          Creates an object that can be used to do base32 conversions.
 
Method Summary
 byte[] fromString(java.lang.String str)
          Convert a base32-encoded String to binary data
 java.lang.String toString(byte[] b)
          Convert binary data to a base32-encoded String
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

base32

public base32(java.lang.String alphabet,
              boolean padding,
              boolean lowercase)
Creates an object that can be used to do base32 conversions.

Parameters:
alphabet - Which alphabet should be used
padding - Whether padding should be used
lowercase - Whether lowercase characters should be used. default parameters (The standard base32 alphabet, no padding, uppercase)
Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString(byte[] b)
Convert binary data to a base32-encoded String

Parameters:
b - An array containing binary data
Returns:
A String containing the encoded data

fromString

public byte[] fromString(java.lang.String str)
Convert a base32-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