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package org.apache.ivy.util;

/**
 * Simple encoder of byte arrays into String array using only the hexadecimal alphabet
 */
public class HexEncoder {

    private static final char[] ALPHABET = {'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'a',
            'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'};

    public static String encode(byte[] packet) {
        StringBuffer chars = new StringBuffer(16);
        for (int i = 0; i < packet.length; i++) {
            int highBits = (packet[i] & 0xF0) >> 4;
            int lowBits = packet[i] & 0x0F;
            chars.append(ALPHABET[highBits]);
            chars.append(ALPHABET[lowBits]);
        }
        return chars.toString();
    }

}