org.bouncycastle.pqc.math.linearalgebra

Class ByteUtils

java.lang.Object

org.bouncycastle.pqc.math.linearalgebra.ByteUtils

Deprecated.

use org.bouncycastle.util.Arrays.

public final class ByteUtils
extends java.lang.Object

This class is a utility class for manipulating byte arrays.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	clone(byte[] array) Deprecated. Return a clone of the given byte array (performs null check beforehand).
static byte[]	concatenate(byte[][] array) Deprecated. Convert a 2-dimensional byte array into a 1-dimensional byte array by concatenating all entries.
static byte[]	concatenate(byte[] x1, byte[] x2) Deprecated. Concatenate two byte arrays.
static int	deepHashCode(byte[] array) Deprecated. Computes a hashcode based on the contents of a one-dimensional byte array rather than its identity.
static int	deepHashCode(byte[][] array) Deprecated. Computes a hashcode based on the contents of a two-dimensional byte array rather than its identity.
static int	deepHashCode(byte[][][] array) Deprecated. Computes a hashcode based on the contents of a three-dimensional byte array rather than its identity.
static boolean	equals(byte[][][] left, byte[][][] right) Deprecated. Compare two three-dimensional byte arrays.
static boolean	equals(byte[][] left, byte[][] right) Deprecated. Compare two two-dimensional byte arrays.
static boolean	equals(byte[] left, byte[] right) Deprecated. Compare two byte arrays (perform null checks beforehand).
static byte[]	fromHexString(java.lang.String s) Deprecated. Convert a string containing hexadecimal characters to a byte-array.
static byte[][]	split(byte[] input, int index) Deprecated. Split a byte array input into two arrays at index, i.e.
static byte[]	subArray(byte[] input, int start) Deprecated. Generate a subarray of a given byte array.
static byte[]	subArray(byte[] input, int start, int end) Deprecated. Generate a subarray of a given byte array.
static java.lang.String	toBinaryString(byte[] input) Deprecated. Convert a byte array to the corresponding bit string.
static char[]	toCharArray(byte[] input) Deprecated. Rewrite a byte array as a char array
static java.lang.String	toHexString(byte[] input) Deprecated. Convert a byte array to the corresponding hexstring.
static java.lang.String	toHexString(byte[] input, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String seperator) Deprecated. Convert a byte array to the corresponding hex string.
static byte[]	xor(byte[] x1, byte[] x2) Deprecated. Compute the bitwise XOR of two arrays of bytes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

equals

public static boolean equals(byte[] left,
                             byte[] right)

Deprecated.

Compare two byte arrays (perform null checks beforehand).

Parameters:

left - the first byte array

right - the second byte array

Returns:

the result of the comparison

equals

public static boolean equals(byte[][] left,
                             byte[][] right)

Deprecated.

Compare two two-dimensional byte arrays. No null checks are performed.

Parameters:

left - the first byte array

right - the second byte array

Returns:

the result of the comparison

equals

public static boolean equals(byte[][][] left,
                             byte[][][] right)

Deprecated.

Compare two three-dimensional byte arrays. No null checks are performed.

Parameters:

left - the first byte array

right - the second byte array

Returns:

the result of the comparison

deepHashCode

public static int deepHashCode(byte[] array)

Deprecated.

Computes a hashcode based on the contents of a one-dimensional byte array rather than its identity.

Parameters:

array - the array to compute the hashcode of

Returns:

the hashcode

deepHashCode

public static int deepHashCode(byte[][] array)

Deprecated.

Computes a hashcode based on the contents of a two-dimensional byte array rather than its identity.

Parameters:

array - the array to compute the hashcode of

Returns:

the hashcode

deepHashCode

public static int deepHashCode(byte[][][] array)

Deprecated.

Computes a hashcode based on the contents of a three-dimensional byte array rather than its identity.

Parameters:

array - the array to compute the hashcode of

Returns:

the hashcode

clone

public static byte[] clone(byte[] array)

Deprecated.

Return a clone of the given byte array (performs null check beforehand).

Parameters:

array - the array to clone

Returns:

the clone of the given array, or null if the array is null

fromHexString

public static byte[] fromHexString(java.lang.String s)

Deprecated.

Convert a string containing hexadecimal characters to a byte-array.

Parameters:

s - a hex string

Returns:

a byte array with the corresponding value

toHexString

public static java.lang.String toHexString(byte[] input)

Deprecated.

Convert a byte array to the corresponding hexstring.

Parameters:

input - the byte array to be converted

Returns:

the corresponding hexstring

toHexString

public static java.lang.String toHexString(byte[] input,
                                           java.lang.String prefix,
                                           java.lang.String seperator)

Deprecated.

Convert a byte array to the corresponding hex string.

Parameters:

input - the byte array to be converted

prefix - the prefix to put at the beginning of the hex string

seperator - a separator string

Returns:

the corresponding hex string

toBinaryString

public static java.lang.String toBinaryString(byte[] input)

Deprecated.

Convert a byte array to the corresponding bit string.

Parameters:

input - the byte array to be converted

Returns:

the corresponding bit string

xor

public static byte[] xor(byte[] x1,
                         byte[] x2)

Deprecated.

Compute the bitwise XOR of two arrays of bytes. The arrays have to be of same length. No length checking is performed.

Parameters:

x1 - the first array

x2 - the second array

Returns:

x1 XOR x2

concatenate

public static byte[] concatenate(byte[] x1,
                                 byte[] x2)

Deprecated.

Concatenate two byte arrays. No null checks are performed.

Parameters:

x1 - the first array

x2 - the second array

Returns:

(x2||x1) (little-endian order, i.e. x1 is at lower memory addresses)

concatenate

public static byte[] concatenate(byte[][] array)

Deprecated.

Convert a 2-dimensional byte array into a 1-dimensional byte array by concatenating all entries.

Parameters:

array - a 2-dimensional byte array

Returns:

the concatenated input array

split

public static byte[][] split(byte[] input,
                             int index)
                      throws java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Deprecated.

Split a byte array input into two arrays at index, i.e. the first array will have the lower index bytes, the second one the higher input.length - index bytes.

Parameters:

input - the byte array to be split

index - the index where the byte array is split

Returns:

the splitted input array as an array of two byte arrays

Throws:

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is out of bounds

subArray

public static byte[] subArray(byte[] input,
                              int start,
                              int end)

Deprecated.

Generate a subarray of a given byte array.

Parameters:

input - the input byte array

start - the start index

end - the end index

Returns:

a subarray of input, ranging from start (inclusively) to end (exclusively)

subArray

public static byte[] subArray(byte[] input,
                              int start)

Deprecated.

Generate a subarray of a given byte array.

Parameters:

input - the input byte array

start - the start index

Returns:

a subarray of input, ranging from start to the end of the array

toCharArray

public static char[] toCharArray(byte[] input)

Deprecated.

Rewrite a byte array as a char array

Parameters:

input - - the byte array

Returns:

char array