edu.vt.middleware.crypt.util
Class AbstractEncodingConverter

java.lang.Object
  edu.vt.middleware.crypt.util.AbstractEncodingConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

Direct Known Subclasses:

Base64Converter, HexConverter

public abstract class AbstractEncodingConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

Abstract base class for all converters that perform encoding with a BC Encoder class.

Version:

$Revision: 3 $

Author:

Middleware Services

Constructor Summary

AbstractEncodingConverter()

Method Summary

String	fromBytes(byte[] input) Converts a byte array to a formatted/encoded string.
String	fromBytes(byte[] input, int offset, int length) Converts a byte array to a formatted/encoded string.
protected abstract org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Encoder	getEncoder() Gets the encoder instance that does the work of byte-char/char-byte encoding.
byte[]	toBytes(String input) Converts a formatted/encoded string to raw bytes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractEncodingConverter

public AbstractEncodingConverter()

Method Detail

fromBytes

public String fromBytes(byte[] input)

Converts a byte array to a formatted/encoded string.

Specified by:

fromBytes in interface Converter

Parameters:

input - Input bytes.

Returns:

Formatted/encoded string derived from input bytes.

fromBytes

public String fromBytes(byte[] input,
                        int offset,
                        int length)

Converts a byte array to a formatted/encoded string.

Specified by:

fromBytes in interface Converter

Parameters:

input - Input bytes.

offset - Offset into input bytes at which to begin processing.

length - Number of bytes of input data to process.

Returns:

Formatted/encoded string derived from input bytes.

toBytes

public byte[] toBytes(String input)

Converts a formatted/encoded string to raw bytes.

Specified by:

toBytes in interface Converter

Parameters:

input - Formatted/encoded input string.

Returns:

Byte array corresponding to input string.

getEncoder

protected abstract org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Encoder getEncoder()

Gets the encoder instance that does the work of byte-char/char-byte encoding.

Returns:

Encoder instance.