src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/HexCharCodec.java

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package org.apache.commons.codec.binary;

import org.apache.commons.codec.Encoder;

public class HexCharCodec extends Hex implements Encoder<byte[], char[]> {

    public HexCharCodec() {
        super();
    }

    public HexCharCodec(String charsetName) {
        super(charsetName);
    }

    /**
     * Converts a String or an array of bytes into an array of characters representing the hexadecimal values of each byte in order. The
     * returned array will be double the length of the passed String or array, as it takes two characters to represent any given byte.
     * <p>
     * The conversion from hexadecimal characters to bytes to be encoded to performed with the charset named by {@link #getCharsetName()}.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param byteArray
     *            a String, or byte[] to convert to Hex characters
     * @return A char[] containing hexadecimal characters
     * @see #encodeHex(byte[])
     */
    public char[] encode(byte[] byteArray) {
        return encodeHex(byteArray);
    }

}