Converting part of a ByteBuffer to a String

Question

I have a ByteBuffer containing bytes that were derived by String.getBytes(charsetName), where "containing" means that the string comprises the entire sequence of bytes between the ByteBuffer's position() and limit().

What's the best way for me to get the string back? (assuming I know the encoding charset) Is there anything better than the following (which seems a little clunky)

byte[] ba = new byte[bbuf.remaining()];
bbuf.get(ba);
try {
    String s = new String(ba, charsetName);
}
catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
    /* take appropriate action */
}

Matthew Flaschen · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-07 18:06:39Z

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String s = Charset.forName(charsetName).decode(bbuf).toString();

answered Jun 7, 2010 at 18:06

Matthew Flaschen

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Jason S Over a year ago

whee! Great -- it "smelled" like there should be something to do this

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