Send encypted bytes through socket

Question

I am trying to send some encypted bytes to another socket, and I use the code below:
byte[] encrypted = encrypt(myString);
DataOutputStream ostream = new DataOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
ostream.writeInt(encrypted.length);
ostream.write(encrypted);
To receive:
DataInputStream istream = new DataInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
byte[] encrypted = new byte[istream.readInt()];
istream.read(encrypted);
String decrypted = decrypt(encrypted);
But the bytes I received was wrong, can somebody give me any idea about it?

Answer 1

You should be using the
write(byte[], int, int) method to write your byte array to the
DataOutputStream (and the read(byte[]) or read(byte[], int, int) for reading).
They are more efficient then using the writeByte type methods. And you
may avoid some of the problems you are getting. If the problems persist
ensure that your encryption and decryption are working properly.
matfud