Thread: String and Bit Array conversion issues

Here is my code:

byte[] temp1 = EMan.EncodeDataString(ExportStudent.FirstName);

System.err.println("Original String");
System.err.println(ExportStudent.FirstName);

System.err.println("Original byte array");
System.err.println(temp1);

String STemp10 = temp1.toString();

System.err.println("Transferred String");
System.err.println(STemp10);

byte[] temp23 = STemp10.getBytes();
System.err.println("Transferred byte array");
System.err.println(temp23);

Here is my log:

Original String
Nelson
Original byte array
[B@2ac79769
Transferred String
[B@2ac79769
Transferred byte array
[B@15a58470

Why is the conversion back to a Byte array screwing it up?

Try using the Arrays toString() method for printing out the contents of arrays.

The [B@15a58470 String is what is generated by the array object's to String method. It's saying there is an array ([) of bytes(B) at memory location: 15a58470