Java MD5 function

javamd5

public String computeMD5Hash(String password){

        StringBuffer MD5Hash = new StringBuffer();

        try {
            // Create MD5 Hash
            MessageDigest digest = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
            digest.update(password.getBytes());
            byte messageDigest[] = digest.digest();


            for (int i = 0; i < messageDigest.length; i++)
            {
                String h = Integer.toHexString(0xFF & messageDigest[i]);
                while (h.length() < 2)
                    h = "0" + h;
                MD5Hash.append(h);
            }



        }
        catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return MD5Hash.toString();
    }