Java String to ByteBuffer conversion
public static Charset charset = Charset.forName("UTF-8");
public static CharsetEncoder encoder = charset.newEncoder();
public static CharsetDecoder decoder = charset.newDecoder();
public static ByteBuffer str_to_bb(String msg){
try{
return encoder.encode(CharBuffer.wrap(msg));
}catch(Exception e){e.printStackTrace();}
return null;
}
public static String bb_to_str(ByteBuffer buffer){
String data = "";
try{
int old_position = buffer.position();
data = decoder.decode(buffer).toString();
// reset buffer's position to its original so it is not altered:
buffer.position(old_position);
}catch (Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
return "";
}
return data;
}