RFR: 8251989: Hex formatting and parsing utility

[Roger Riggs]

On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:36:34 GMT, Marcono1234 <github.com+11685886+Marcono1234 at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> java.util.HexFormat utility:
>> 
>>  - Format and parse hexadecimal strings, with parameters for delimiter, prefix, suffix and upper/lowercase
>>  - Static factories and builder methods to create HexFormat copies with modified parameters.
>>  - Consistent naming of methods for conversion of byte arrays to formatted strings and back: formatHex and parseHex
>>  - Consistent naming of methods for conversion of primitive types: toHexDigits... and fromHexDigits...
>>  - Prefix and suffixes now apply to each formatted value, not the string as a whole
>>  - Using java.util.Appendable as a target for buffered conversions so output to Writers and PrintStreams
>>    like System.out are supported in addition to StringBuilder. (IOExceptions are converted to unchecked exceptions)
>>  - Immutable and thread safe, a "value-based" class
>> 
>> See the [HexFormat
>> javadoc](http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/8251989-hex-formatter/java.base/java/util/HexFormat.html) for details.
>> Review comments and suggestions welcome.
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/HexFormat.java line 1015:
> 
>> 1013:      */
>> 1014:     @Override
>> 1015:     public String toString() {
> 
> Might be useful to also include the class name?

The caller may need to provide their own context for the output.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/482