StringToByteArrayConverter (axon-data-protection-core 4.5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.axoniq.dataprotection.serialization.converters.StringToByteArrayConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ContentTypeConverter<String,byte[]>
```
public class StringToByteArrayConverter
extends Object
implements ContentTypeConverter<String,byte[]>
```
ContentTypeConverter that converts String into byte arrays. Conversion is done using the UTF-8 character set.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Allard Buijze

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringToByteArrayConverter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`convert(String original)`	Converts the given object into another.
`Class<String>`	`expectedSourceType()`	The expected type of input data.
`Class<byte[]>`	`targetType()`	The returned type of IntermediateRepresentation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - StringToByteArrayConverter
```
public StringToByteArrayConverter()
```
- Method Detail
  - expectedSourceType
```
public Class<String> expectedSourceType()
```
    Description copied from interface: ContentTypeConverter
    
    The expected type of input data.
    
    Specified by:
    
    expectedSourceType in interface ContentTypeConverter<String,byte[]>
    
    Returns:
    
    the expected data format in IntermediateRepresentation
  - targetType
```
public Class<byte[]> targetType()
```
    Description copied from interface: ContentTypeConverter
    
    The returned type of IntermediateRepresentation
    
    Specified by:
    
    targetType in interface ContentTypeConverter<String,byte[]>
    
    Returns:
    
    the output data format in IntermediateRepresentation
  - convert
```
public byte[] convert(String original)
```
    Description copied from interface: ContentTypeConverter
    
    Converts the given object into another. Typically, these values are contained by a SerializedObject instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    convert in interface ContentTypeConverter<String,byte[]>
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - the value to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted value