Java – Byte Array to String conversion

June 5, 2017 SJ String Handling 0

In this article, we will discuss how to convert Byte[] array to String in Java

1. Byte:

  • Size is 1 byte
  • Its range is -128 to 127

Need:

  • Sometimes, it is important to convert byte[] array to String for displaying purpose

2. Converting byte[] array to String :

  • Create new String object passing byte[] array as constructor-argument
  • Note: The value range should be within -128 to 127

Method signature:

public String(byte bytes[]);

ConvertByteArrayToStringUsingNewStringObject.java

package in.bench.resources.bytes.to.string.conversion;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class ConvertByteArrayToStringUsingNewStringConstructor {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// primitive byte[] array
		byte[] byteArray1 = {66, 69, 78, 67, 72};

		// original Byte[] array
		System.out.println("1.1 Original byte[] array : "
				+ Arrays.toString(byteArray1));

		// 1. converting byte[] array to String
		String str1 = new String(byteArray1);
		System.out.println("1.2 Converted"
				+ " byte[] array to String value is : "
				+ str1);

		// sample string
		String res = "Resources";

		// original String
		System.out.println("\n\n2.1 Original String value : "
				+ res);

		// String to byte[] array
		byte[] byteArray2 = res.getBytes();

		System.out.println("2.2 Converted"
				+ " String in Byte format : "
				+ byteArray2);

		// 2. byte[] array to String
		String str2 = new String(byteArray2);
		System.out.println("2.3 Converted"
				+ " byte[] array to String value is : "
				+ str2);
	}
}

Output:

1.1 Original byte[] array : [66, 69, 78, 67, 72]
1.2 Converted byte[] array to String value is : BENCH

2.1 Original String value : Resources
2.2 Converted String in Byte format : [B@1db9742
2.3 Converted byte[] array to String value is : Resources

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