How to convert byte array to string array ?

[chetan deol]

I am receiving byte array from client I need it to convert it into String array(Not in string).

Thanks in advance.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Don't understand the question. I presume you have looked at the String constructors and not found anything suitable?

How are you going to split the byte[]? Have you got some sort of marker in it for when you divide to form a new String?

[chetan deol]

Is it necessary to put a marker in between.
I want to pass string array (which is converted to byte array) from client side and I want to convert it back to string array on server side.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Do you mean to serialise it with a ByteArrayInputStream or a ByteArrayOutputStream?

[chetan deol]

From client side I am sending string array which by default get converted into byte array(client is in J2ME).

On server side I receive the data in byte array format.
I need to convert it back into original string array.(Server runs on Tomcat using Servlets doPost method)

Thanks in advance.

[Campbell Ritchie]

ByteArrayInputStream and ByteArrayOutputStream? I presume you have it serialised from one end, then you have to deserialise it from the other end.

[chetan deol]

I use this code in servlets doPost method

   
DataInputStream in = 
                new DataInputStream((InputStream)request.getInputStream());
        
        String text = in.readUTF();
 

When I print text I get similar text which is sent by the client.
What changes shall I do to work it according to my need ?

[Campbell Ritchie]

Don't know. It doesn't say anything in your code about byte[].

But this is no longer a beginner's question. Moving.

[Rob Spoor]

Without knowing how the String[] is converted into a byte[] in the first place, it's impossible to know how to convert it back. Was serialization used? Was the result of getBytes() of each element appended into one large byte array?