Java/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/others/CRC16.java

package com.thealgorithms.others;

/**
 * Generates a crc16 checksum for a given string 
 */
public class CRC16 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(crc16("Hello World!"));
    }

	public static String crc16(String message) {
		int crc = 0xFFFF; // initial value
		int polynomial = 0x1021; // 0001 0000 0010 0001 (0, 5, 12)
		byte[] bytes = message.getBytes();

		for (byte b : bytes) {
			for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
				boolean bit = ((b >> (7 - i) & 1) == 1);
				boolean c15 = ((crc >> 15 & 1) == 1);
				crc <<= 1;
				if (c15 ^ bit)
					crc ^= polynomial;
			}
		}
		crc &= 0xffff;
		return Integer.toHexString(crc).toUpperCase();
	}
}