src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/util/Arrays.java

package org.bouncycastle.util;

/**
 * General array utilities.
 */
public final class Arrays
{
    private Arrays() 
    {
        // static class, hide constructor
    }
    
    public static boolean areEqual(
        boolean[]  a,
        boolean[]  b)
    {
        if (a == b)
        {
            return true;
        }

        if (a == null || b == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        if (a.length != b.length)
        {
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i != a.length; i++)
        {
            if (a[i] != b[i])
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    public static boolean areEqual(
        char[]  a,
        char[]  b)
    {
        if (a == b)
        {
            return true;
        }

        if (a == null || b == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        if (a.length != b.length)
        {
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i != a.length; i++)
        {
            if (a[i] != b[i])
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    public static boolean areEqual(
        byte[]  a,
        byte[]  b)
    {
        if (a == b)
        {
            return true;
        }

        if (a == null || b == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        if (a.length != b.length)
        {
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i != a.length; i++)
        {
            if (a[i] != b[i])
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * A constant time equals comparison - does not terminate early if
     * test will fail.
     *
     * @param a first array
     * @param b second array
     * @return true if arrays equal, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean constantTimeAreEqual(
        byte[]  a,
        byte[]  b)
    {
        if (a == b)
        {
            return true;
        }

        if (a == null || b == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        if (a.length != b.length)
        {
            return false;
        }

        int nonEqual = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i != a.length; i++)
        {
            nonEqual |= (a[i] ^ b[i]);
        }

        return nonEqual == 0;
    }

    public static boolean areEqual(
        int[]  a,
        int[]  b)
    {
        if (a == b)
        {
            return true;
        }

        if (a == null || b == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        if (a.length != b.length)
        {
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i != a.length; i++)
        {
            if (a[i] != b[i])
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    public static void fill(
        byte[] array,
        byte value)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = value;
        }
    }
    
    public static void fill(
        long[] array,
        long value)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = value;
        }
    }

    public static void fill(
        short[] array, 
        short value)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
        {
            array[i] = value;
        }
    }

    public static int hashCode(byte[] data)
    {
        if (data == null)
        {
            return 0;
        }

        int i = data.length;
        int hc = i + 1;

        while (--i >= 0)
        {
            hc *= 257;
            hc ^= data[i];
        }

        return hc;
    }

    public static byte[] clone(byte[] data)
    {
        if (data == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        byte[] copy = new byte[data.length];

        System.arraycopy(data, 0, copy, 0, data.length);

        return copy;
    }

    public static int[] clone(int[] data)
    {
        if (data == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        int[] copy = new int[data.length];

        System.arraycopy(data, 0, copy, 0, data.length);

        return copy;
    }
}