ByteString (UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java 6.0.4)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ASN1OctetString
```
@NotExtensible
@ThreadSafety(level=INTERFACE_THREADSAFE)
public interface ByteString
extends java.io.Serializable
```
This interface defines a set of methods for treating a value as either a string or byte array.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`appendValueTo(ByteStringBuffer buffer)`	Appends the value of this byte string to the provided buffer.
`byte[]`	`getValue()`	Retrieves a byte array containing the binary value for this byte string.
`java.lang.String`	`stringValue()`	Retrieves the value for this byte string as a `String`.
`ASN1OctetString`	`toASN1OctetString()`	Converts this byte string to an ASN.1 octet string.

- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
@NotNull
byte[] getValue()
```
    Retrieves a byte array containing the binary value for this byte string.
    
    Returns:
    
    A byte array containing the binary value for this byte string.
  - stringValue
```
@NotNull
java.lang.String stringValue()
```
    Retrieves the value for this byte string as a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value for this byte string as a String.
  - appendValueTo
```
void appendValueTo(@NotNull
                   ByteStringBuffer buffer)
```
    Appends the value of this byte string to the provided buffer. It must not use the ByteStringBuffer.append(ByteString) method, since that method relies on this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    buffer - The buffer to which the value should be appended.
  - toASN1OctetString
```
@NotNull
ASN1OctetString toASN1OctetString()
```
    Converts this byte string to an ASN.1 octet string.
    
    Returns:
    
    An ASN.1 octet string with the value of this byte string.