static byte [ ] [ ] getPathComponents ( String [ ] strings ) { if ( strings . length == 0 ) { return new byte [ ] [ ] { null } ; } byte [ ] [ ] bytes = new byte [ strings . length ] [ ] ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < strings . length ; i ++ ) bytes [ i ] = DFSUtil . string2Bytes ( strings [ i ] ) ; return bytes ; }
Convert strings to byte arrays for path components .