Hello. In this tutorial, we will explore HEX to/from ASCII conversion in Java.
1. Introduction
In order to convert ASCII to hexadecimal values in Java is done in the following steps –
- Covert the string to the character array
- Convert each string to an integer
- Convert each integer value to
toHexString()
Hex to ASCII conversion in Java is done in the following steps –
- Cut the hex value into two-character groups
- Convert it to Base16 integer using
Integer.valueOf(…)method and cast tochar - Append all characters in
StringBuilder
2. Practice
Let us dive into some practice stuff from here and I am assuming that you already have the Java 1.8 or greater installed on your local machine. I am using JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA as my preferred IDE. You’re free to choose the IDE of your choice.
2.1 Understanding the ASCII to Hex conversion
Create an implementation class in the com.practice package and add the following code. The code will convert the ASCII value to a hex string and print the result on the IDE console.
AsciiToHex.java
package com.practice;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class AsciiToHex {
private static String convertToHex(String asciiString) throws Exception {
// convert string to char array
char[] chrs = asciiString.toCharArray();
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
// iterate over each element and convert it to integer
for (char item: chrs) {
int i = (int) item;
// convert int value to hex string
builder.append(Integer.toHexString(i).toUpperCase());
}
return builder.toString();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String> asciis = Arrays.asList(
"good morning world",
"welcome to javacodegeeks",
"Convert ASCII to Hex in Java");
try {
for (String s: asciis) {
if (!s.isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Original string= " + s);
System.out.println("Hex Converted string= " + convertToHex(s) + "\n");
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Run the file as a java application and it will be shown the logs in the IDE console.
Console logs
Original string= good morning world Hex Converted string= 676F6F64206D6F726E696E6720776F726C64 Original string= welcome to javacodegeeks Hex Converted string= 77656C636F6D6520746F206A617661636F64656765656B73 Original string= Convert ASCII to Hex in Java Hex Converted string= 436F6E7665727420415343494920746F2048657820696E204A617661
2.2 Understanding the Hex to ASCII conversion
Create an implementation class in the com.practice package and add the following code. The code will convert the hex string into the ASCII value and print the result on the IDE console.
HexToAscii.java
package com.practice;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class HexToAscii {
private static String convertToAscii(String hexString) throws Exception {
if (hexString.length() %2 !=0) {
System.err.println("Input hex string is invlaid");
throw new Exception("Input input");
}
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
for (int i=0 ; i<hexString.length(); i=i+2) {
// splitting strings into two character group
String str = hexString.substring(i, i+2);
// converting each character group using valueOf(...) method
int n = Integer.valueOf(str, 16);
// casting to char and appending to builder
builder.append((char)n);
}
return builder.toString();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<String> hexStrings = Arrays.asList(
"676f6f64206d6f726e696e6720776f726c64",
"77656c636f6d6520746f206a617661636f64656765656b73",
"436f6e766572742048657820746f20415343494920696e204a61766120");
try {
for (String s: hexStrings) {
if (!s.isEmpty()) {
System.out.println("Original string= " + s);
System.out.println("Ascii Converted string= " + convertToAscii(s) + "\n");
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Run the file as a java application and it will be shown the logs in the IDE console.
Console logs
Original string= 676f6f64206d6f726e696e6720776f726c64 Ascii Converted string= good morning world Original string= 77656c636f6d6520746f206a617661636f64656765656b73 Ascii Converted string= welcome to javacodegeeks Original string= 436f6e766572742048657820746f20415343494920696e204a61766120 Ascii Converted string= Convert Hex to ASCII in Java
That is all for this tutorial and I hope the article served you with whatever you were looking for. Happy Learning and do not forget to share!
3. Download the Project
You can download the full source code of this example here: Convert Hex to/from ASCII in Java
