What's new in Groovy 1.8.6 -- byte[].encodeHex

base64Example.groovy

String input = 'Groovy Base64 Encode'
String encoded = input.bytes.encodeBase64()

assert encoded == 'R3Jvb3Z5IEJhc2U2NCBFbmNvZGU='

byte[] decoded = encoded.decodeBase64()

assert input == new String( decoded )

encodeHexExample.groovy

String input = 'Groovy Hex Encode'
String encoded = input.bytes.encodeHex()

assert encoded == '47726f6f76792048657820456e636f6465'

byte[] decoded = encoded.decodeHex()

assert input == new String( decoded )