org.bouncycastle.crypto.util

## Class RadixConverter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.crypto.util.RadixConverter

-     public class RadixConverter
      extends java.lang.Object

  Utility class to convert decimal numbers (BigInteger) into a number in the base provided and the other way round.

  For an application of this see the FPE parameter classes.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RadixConverter(int radix)`
    `RadixConverter(int radix, int numberOfCachedPowers)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.math.BigInteger` | `fromEncoding(short[] digits)`
    `int` | `getDigitsGroupLength()`
    `int` | `getRadix()`
    `void` | `toEncoding(java.math.BigInteger number, int messageLength, short[] out)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RadixConverter

          public RadixConverter(int radix,
                                int numberOfCachedPowers)

      Parameters:
        `radix` - the radix to use for base conversions
        `numberOfCachedPowers` - number of intermediate base powers to precompute and cache.

    - #### RadixConverter

          public RadixConverter(int radix)

      Parameters:
        `radix` - the radix to use for base conversions.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getRadix

          public int getRadix()

    - #### toEncoding

          public void toEncoding(java.math.BigInteger number,
                                 int messageLength,
                                 short[] out)

    - #### fromEncoding

          public java.math.BigInteger fromEncoding(short[] digits)

    - #### getDigitsGroupLength

          public int getDigitsGroupLength()