org.apache.catalina.util

Class MD5Encoder

java.lang.Object

org.apache.catalina.util.MD5Encoder

public final class MD5Encoder
extends Object

Encode an MD5 digest into a String.

The 128 bit MD5 hash is converted into a 32 character long String. Each character of the String is the hexadecimal representation of 4 bits of the digest.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2005/12/08 01:28:18 $

Author:

Remy Maucherat

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MD5Encoder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
char[]	encode(byte[] binaryData) Encodes the 128 bit (16 bytes) MD5 into a 32 character String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MD5Encoder

public MD5Encoder()

Method Detail

encode

public char[] encode(byte[] binaryData)

Encodes the 128 bit (16 bytes) MD5 into a 32 character String.

Parameters:

binaryData - Array containing the digest

Returns:

Encoded MD5, or null if encoding failed