Convert com.google.protobuf.ByteString to String

Question

I have a Bytestring that I need to display to the console in java.

The Bytestring is of type com.google.protobuf.ByteString,

I am using:

System.out.println(myByteString);

however, when it is printed out in the terminal it is in this form:

\n\325\a\nk\b\003\032\v\b\312\371\336\343\005\020\254\200\307S\

How can I display the string in ASCII characters instead of this encoding?

I have tried using System.out.println(myByteString.toString());

Thanks

Answer 1

Try

System.out.println(myByteString.toString("UTF-8"));

or whatever encoding you are using.

Check out this link: Google Developers: Class ByteString