/**
     * 
     */
    public static final char[] HEX_DIGITS = {
        '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'
    };


    /**
     * This is an alternative to the <code>java.lang.Integer.toHexString</code>
     * method. It is an efficient relative that also will pad the left side so
     * that the result is <code>size</code> digits.
     * 
     * @param val
     * @param size

        size = ( size % 2 == 0 ) ? size / 2 : size / 2 + 1;
        for( int i = 0, j = 0; i < size; i++ ) {
            c[j++] = HEX_DIGITS[(src[i] >> 4 ) & 0x0F];
            if( j == c.length ) {
                break;
            }
            c[j++] = HEX_DIGITS[src[i] & 0x0F];
        }
        return new String( c );
    }

/**