CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
When using Java classes, you sometimes need to pass in Java byte arrays. ColdFusion can't do it out of the box, but with this UDF, you can turn a string into a Java byte array.

Return Values:
Returns a byte array

Example:

<cfset myString = "CFLib.org">
<cfset myByteArray= createByteArray(myString)>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Converts a ColdFusion string to a Java byte array
 * * version 1.0 by Marcos Placona
 * 
 * @param string      A string to convert to a byte array (Required)
 * @return Returns a byte array 
 * @author Marcos Placona (marcos.placona@gmail.com) 
 * @version 1.0, August 17, 2012 
 */
function createByteArray(string){
    var objString = createObject("Java", "java.lang.String").init(JavaCast("string", string));
    return objString.getBytes();
}