Convert Byte Array into String

In the OTN forums, someone recently asked how to convert a byte array into a String. Assuming the byte array contains characters, not binary data, you can convert a binary array into a string by using the Java String byte array constructor. Here is a short example:

REM"syntax-COMMENT2">**"syntax-COMMENT2">Create"syntax-COMMENT2">an"syntax-COMMENT2">array"syntax-COMMENT2">of"syntax-COMMENT2">bytes"syntax-COMMENT2">for"syntax-COMMENT2">testing"syntax-COMMENT2">purposes"syntax-COMMENT2">;
Local"syntax-KEYWORD3">JavaObject&input "syntax-OPERATOR">="syntax-KEYWORD2">CreateJavaObject("syntax-LITERAL1">""syntax-LITERAL1">java.lang.String"syntax-LITERAL1">", ""syntax-LITERAL1">A"syntax-LITERAL1">test"syntax-LITERAL1">string.");
Local"syntax-KEYWORD3">JavaObject&bytes "syntax-OPERATOR">=&input.getBytes();

REM"syntax-COMMENT2">Convert"syntax-COMMENT2">the"syntax-COMMENT2">bytes"syntax-COMMENT2">back"syntax-COMMENT2">into"syntax-COMMENT2">a"syntax-COMMENT2">String"syntax-COMMENT2">;
Local"syntax-KEYWORD3">JavaObject&output "syntax-OPERATOR">="syntax-KEYWORD2">CreateJavaObject("syntax-LITERAL1">""syntax-LITERAL1">java.lang.String"syntax-LITERAL1">", &bytes);

MessageBox("syntax-DIGIT">0, ""syntax-LITERAL1">", 0, "syntax-DIGIT">0, &output.toString());