ByteSource (Apache Shiro 1.7.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

Hash

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractHash, Md2Hash, Md5Hash, Sha1Hash, Sha256Hash, Sha384Hash, Sha512Hash, SimpleByteSource, SimpleHash
```
public interface ByteSource
```
A ByteSource wraps a byte array and provides additional encoding operations. Most users will find the ByteSource.Util inner class sufficient to construct ByteSource instances.

Since:

1.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class ByteSource.Util
Utility class that can construct ByteSource instances.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`getBytes()`	Returns the wrapped byte array.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Returns `true` if the underlying wrapped byte array is null or empty (zero length), `false` otherwise.
`String`	`toBase64()`	Returns the Base 64-formatted String representation of the underlying wrapped byte array.
`String`	`toHex()`	Returns the Hex-formatted String representation of the underlying wrapped byte array.

- Method Detail
  - getBytes
```
byte[] getBytes()
```
    Returns the wrapped byte array.
    
    Returns:
    
    the wrapped byte array.
  - toHex
```
String toHex()
```
    Returns the Hex-formatted String representation of the underlying wrapped byte array.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Hex-formatted String representation of the underlying wrapped byte array.
  - toBase64
```
String toBase64()
```
    Returns the Base 64-formatted String representation of the underlying wrapped byte array.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Base 64-formatted String representation of the underlying wrapped byte array.
  - isEmpty
```
boolean isEmpty()
```
    Returns true if the underlying wrapped byte array is null or empty (zero length), false otherwise.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the underlying wrapped byte array is null or empty (zero length), false otherwise.
    
    Since:
    
    1.2