Bytes

The Bytes module provides utility functions for working with bytes, offering seamless conversion between text and byte arrays.

Overview

textToByteArray(text)

Converts a text string into a byte array.

• Parameters:

  • text: The text string to be converted.

• Returns: An array of bytes representing the text.

byteArrayToText(bytes)

Converts a byte array into a text string.

• Parameters:

  • bytes: The byte array to be converted.

• Returns: A string representing the byte array as text.

toJavaBytes(bytes)

Converts a native JavaScript byte array to a Java byte array, suitable for internal use by the API layer.

• Parameters:

  • bytes: The native JavaScript byte array to be converted.

• Returns: An array of Java bytes.

toJavaScriptBytes(bytes)

Converts a Java byte array to a native JavaScript byte array, suitable for internal use by the API layer.

• Parameters:

  • bytes: The Java byte array to be converted.

• Returns: An array of JavaScript bytes.

Example Usage

import { bytes } from "sdk/io"

console.log(bytes.textToByteArray("Hello World"));
console.log(bytes.byteArrayToText([72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100]));

Functions

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Function	Description	Returns
textToByteArray(text)	Converts a text to a byte array	array of bytes
byteArrayToText(bytes)	Converts a byte array to text	string
toJavaBytes(bytes)	Convert the native JavaScript byte array to Java one, to be used internally by the API layer	array of Java bytes
toJavaScriptBytes(bytes)	Convert the Java byte array to a native JavaScript one, to be used internally by the API layer	array of JavaScript bytes