Java Card
v2.2.2

javacardx.framework.math
Class BCDUtil

java.lang.Object
  extended by javacardx.framework.math.BCDUtil

public final class BCDUtil
extends Object

The BCDUtil class contains common BCD(binary coded decimal) related utility functions. This class supports Packed BCD format. All methods in this class are static.

The BCDUtil class only supports unsigned numbers whose value can are represented in hexadecimal format using an implementation specific maximum number of bytes.

Since:
2.2.2

Constructor Summary
BCDUtil()
           
 
Method Summary
static short convertToBCD(byte[] hexArray, short bOff, short bLen, byte[] bcdArray, short outOff)
          Converts the input hexadecimal data into BCD format.
static short convertToHex(byte[] bcdArray, short bOff, short bLen, byte[] hexArray, short outOff)
          Converts the input BCD data into hexadecimal format.
static short getMaxBytesSupported()
          This method returns the largest value that can be used with the BCD utility functions.
static boolean isBCDFormat(byte[] bcdArray, short bOff, short bLen)
          Checks if the input data is in BCD format.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals
 

Constructor Detail

BCDUtil

public BCDUtil()
Method Detail

getMaxBytesSupported

public static short getMaxBytesSupported()
This method returns the largest value that can be used with the BCD utility functions. This number represents the the byte length of the largest value in hex byte representation. All implementations must support at least 8 byte length usage capacity.

Returns:
the byte length of the largest hex value supported

convertToHex

public static short convertToHex(byte[] bcdArray,
                                 short bOff,
                                 short bLen,
                                 byte[] hexArray,
                                 short outOff)
Converts the input BCD data into hexadecimal format.

Note:

Parameters:
bcdArray - input byte array
bOff - offset within byte array containing first byte (the high order byte)
bLen - byte length of input BCD data
hexArray - output byte array
outOff - offset within hexArray where output data begins
Returns:
the byte length of the output hexadecimal data
Throws:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if converting would cause access of data outside array bounds or if bLen is negative
NullPointerException - if either bcdArray or hexArray is null
ArithmeticException - for the following conditions:
  • if the input byte array format is not a correctly formed BCD value
  • the size of the BCD value requires greater than supported maximum number of bytes to represent in hex format
  • if bLen is 0

convertToBCD

public static short convertToBCD(byte[] hexArray,
                                 short bOff,
                                 short bLen,
                                 byte[] bcdArray,
                                 short outOff)
Converts the input hexadecimal data into BCD format. The output data is right justified. If the number of output BCD nibbles is odd, the first BCD nibble written is 0.

Note:

Parameters:
hexArray - input byte array
bOff - offset within byte array containing first byte (the high order byte)
bLen - byte length of input hex data
bcdArray - output byte array
outOff - offset within bcdArray where output data begins
Returns:
the byte length of the output bcd formatted data
Throws:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if converting would cause access of data outside array bounds or if bLen is negative
NullPointerException - if either bcdArray or hexArray is null
ArithmeticException - for the following conditions:
  • if the length of the input hex value is larger than the supported maximum number of bytes
  • if bLen is 0

isBCDFormat

public static boolean isBCDFormat(byte[] bcdArray,
                                  short bOff,
                                  short bLen)
Checks if the input data is in BCD format. Note that this method does not enforce an upper bound on the length of the input BCD value.

Parameters:
bcdArray - input byte array
bOff - offset within byte array containing first byte (the high order byte)
bLen - byte length of input BCD data
Returns:
true if input data is in BCD format, false otherwise
Throws:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if accessing the input array would cause access of data outside array bounds or if bLen is negative
NullPointerException - if bcdArray is null
ArithmeticException - if bLen is 0

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