Base64

The options parameter, which appears in a few places, is used to pass several pieces of information to the encoder. In the "higher level" methods such as encodeBytes( bytes, options ) the options parameter can be used to indicate such things as first gzipping the bytes before encoding them, not inserting linefeeds, and encoding using the URL-safe and Ordered dialects.

Note, according to RFC3548, Section 2.1, implementations should not add line feeds unless explicitly told to do so. I've got Base64 set to this behavior now, although earlier versions broke lines by default.

The constants defined in Base64 can be OR-ed together to combine options, so you might make a call like this:

String encoded = Base64.encodeBytes( mybytes, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES );

to compress the data before encoding it and then making the output have newline characters.

Also...

String encoded = Base64.encodeBytes( crazyString.getBytes() );

Change Log:

v2.3.7 - Fixed subtle bug when base 64 input stream contained the value 01111111, which is an invalid base 64 character but should not throw an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException either. Led to discovery of mishandling (or potential for better handling) of other bad input characters. You should now get an IOException if you try decoding something that has bad characters in it.
v2.3.6 - Fixed bug when breaking lines and the final byte of the encoded string ended in the last column; the buffer was not properly shrunk and contained an extra (null) byte that made it into the string.
v2.3.5 - Fixed bug in encodeFromFile(java.lang.String) where estimated buffer size was wrong for files of size 31, 34, and 37 bytes.
v2.3.4 - Fixed bug when working with gzipped streams whereby flushing the Base64.OutputStream closed the Base64 encoding (by padding with equals signs) too soon. Also added an option to suppress the automatic decoding of gzipped streams. Also added experimental support for specifying a class loader when using the decodeToObject(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.ClassLoader) method.
v2.3.3 - Changed default char encoding to US-ASCII which reduces the internal Java footprint with its CharEncoders and so forth. Fixed some javadocs that were inconsistent. Removed imports and specified things like java.io.IOException explicitly inline.
v2.3.2 - Reduced memory footprint! Finally refined the "guessing" of how big the final encoded data will be so that the code doesn't have to create two output arrays: an oversized initial one and then a final, exact-sized one. Big win when using the encodeBytesToBytes(byte[]) family of methods (and not using the gzip options which uses a different mechanism with streams and stuff).
v2.3.1 - Added encodeBytesToBytes(byte[], int, int, int) and some similar helper methods to be more efficient with memory by not returning a String but just a byte array.
v2.3 - This is not a drop-in replacement! This is two years of comments and bug fixes queued up and finally executed. Thanks to everyone who sent me stuff, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to distribute your fixes to everyone else. Much bad coding was cleaned up including throwing exceptions where necessary instead of returning null values or something similar. Here are some changes that may affect you:
- Does not break lines, by default. This is to keep in compliance with RFC3548.
- Throws exceptions instead of returning null values. Because some operations (especially those that may permit the GZIP option) use IO streams, there is a possiblity of an java.io.IOException being thrown. After some discussion and thought, I've changed the behavior of the methods to throw java.io.IOExceptions rather than return null if ever there's an error. I think this is more appropriate, though it will require some changes to your code. Sorry, it should have been done this way to begin with.
- Removed all references to System.out, System.err, and the like. Shame on me. All I can say is sorry they were ever there.
- Throws NullPointerExceptions and IllegalArgumentExceptions as needed such as when passed arrays are null or offsets are invalid.
- Cleaned up as much javadoc as I could to avoid any javadoc warnings. This was especially annoying before for people who were thorough in their own projects and then had gobs of javadoc warnings on this file.
v2.2.1 - Fixed bug using URL_SAFE and ORDERED encodings. Fixed bug when using very small files (~< 40 bytes).
v2.2 - Added some helper methods for encoding/decoding directly from one file to the next. Also added a main() method to support command line encoding/decoding from one file to the next. Also added these Base64 dialects:
1. The default is RFC3548 format.
2. Calling Base64.setFormat(Base64.BASE64_FORMAT.URLSAFE_FORMAT) generates URL and file name friendly format as described in Section 4 of RFC3548. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html
3. Calling Base64.setFormat(Base64.BASE64_FORMAT.ORDERED_FORMAT) generates URL and file name friendly format that preserves lexical ordering as described in http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html
Special thanks to Jim Kellerman at http://www.powerset.com/ for contributing the new Base64 dialects.
v2.1 - Cleaned up javadoc comments and unused variables and methods. Added some convenience methods for reading and writing to and from files.
v2.0.2 - Now specifies UTF-8 encoding in places where the code fails on systems with other encodings (like EBCDIC).
v2.0.1 - Fixed an error when decoding a single byte, that is, when the encoded data was a single byte.
v2.0 - I got rid of methods that used booleans to set options. Now everything is more consolidated and cleaner. The code now detects when data that's being decoded is gzip-compressed and will decompress it automatically. Generally things are cleaner. You'll probably have to change some method calls that you were making to support the new options format (ints that you "OR" together).
v1.5.1 - Fixed bug when decompressing and decoding to a byte[] using decode( String s, boolean gzipCompressed ). Added the ability to "suspend" encoding in the Output Stream so you can turn on and off the encoding if you need to embed base64 data in an otherwise "normal" stream (like an XML file).
v1.5 - Output stream pases on flush() command but doesn't do anything itself. This helps when using GZIP streams. Added the ability to GZip-compress objects before encoding them.
v1.4 - Added helper methods to read/write files.
v1.3.6 - Fixed OutputStream.flush() so that 'position' is reset.
v1.3.5 - Added flag to turn on and off line breaks. Fixed bug in input stream where last buffer being read, if not completely full, was not returned.
v1.3.4 - Fixed when "improperly padded stream" error was thrown at the wrong time.
v1.3.3 - Fixed I/O streams which were totally messed up.

I am placing this code in the Public Domain. Do with it as you will. This software comes with no guarantees or warranties but with plenty of well-wishing instead! Please visit http://iharder.net/base64 periodically to check for updates or to contribute improvements.

Version:: 2.3.7
Author:: Robert Harder, rob@iharder.net

Nested Class Summary
`static class`	`Base64.InputStream` A `Base64.InputStream` will read data from another `java.io.InputStream`, given in the constructor, and encode/decode to/from Base64 notation on the fly.
`static class`	`Base64.OutputStream` A `Base64.OutputStream` will write data to another `java.io.OutputStream`, given in the constructor, and encode/decode to/from Base64 notation on the fly.

Field Summary
`private static byte[]`	`_ORDERED_ALPHABET` I don't get the point of this technique, but someone requested it, and it is described here: http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html.
`private static byte[]`	`_ORDERED_DECODABET` Used in decoding the "ordered" dialect of Base64.
`private static byte[]`	`_STANDARD_ALPHABET` The 64 valid Base64 values.
`private static byte[]`	`_STANDARD_DECODABET` Translates a Base64 value to either its 6-bit reconstruction value or a negative number indicating some other meaning.
`private static byte[]`	`_URL_SAFE_ALPHABET` Used in the URL- and Filename-safe dialect described in Section 4 of RFC3548: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html.
`private static byte[]`	`_URL_SAFE_DECODABET` Used in decoding URL- and Filename-safe dialects of Base64.
`static int`	`DECODE` Specify decoding in first bit.
`static int`	`DO_BREAK_LINES` Do break lines when encoding.
`static int`	`DONT_GUNZIP` Specify that gzipped data should not be automatically gunzipped.
`static int`	`ENCODE` Specify encoding in first bit.
`private static byte`	`EQUALS_SIGN` The equals sign (=) as a byte.
`private static byte`	`EQUALS_SIGN_ENC`
`static int`	`GZIP` Specify that data should be gzip-compressed in second bit.
`private static int`	`MAX_LINE_LENGTH` Maximum line length (76) of Base64 output.
`private static byte`	`NEW_LINE` The new line character (\n) as a byte.
`static int`	`NO_OPTIONS` No options specified.
`static int`	`ORDERED` Encode using the special "ordered" dialect of Base64 described here: http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html.
`private static java.lang.String`	`PREFERRED_ENCODING` Preferred encoding.
`static int`	`URL_SAFE` Encode using Base64-like encoding that is URL- and Filename-safe as described in Section 4 of RFC3548: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html.
`private static byte`	`WHITE_SPACE_ENC`

Constructor Summary
`private`	`Base64()` Defeats instantiation.

Method Summary
`static void`	`cipherText(java.nio.ByteBuffer raw, java.nio.ByteBuffer encoded)` Performs Base64 encoding on the `raw` ByteBuffer, writing it to the `encoded` ByteBuffer.
`static byte[]`	`decode(byte[] source)` Low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array.
`static byte[]`	`decode(byte[] source, int off, int len, int options)` Low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array.
`static byte[]`	`decode(java.lang.String s)` Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
`static byte[]`	`decode(java.lang.String s, int options)` Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
`private static int`	`decode4to3(byte[] source, int srcOffset, byte[] destination, int destOffset, int options)` Decodes four bytes from array `source` and writes the resulting bytes (up to three of them) to `destination`.
`static void`	`decodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile, java.lang.String outfile)` Reads `infile` and decodes it to `outfile`.
`static byte[]`	`decodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)` Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded file and decoding it.
`static void`	`decodeToFile(java.lang.String dataToDecode, java.lang.String filename)` Convenience method for decoding data to a file.
`static java.lang.Object`	`decodeToObject(java.lang.String encodedObject)` Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within.
`static java.lang.Object`	`decodeToObject(java.lang.String encodedObject, int options, java.lang.ClassLoader loader)` Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within.
`static void`	`encode(java.nio.ByteBuffer raw, java.nio.CharBuffer encoded)` Performs Base64 encoding on the `raw` ByteBuffer, writing it to the `encoded` CharBuffer.
`private static byte[]`	`encode3to4(byte[] b4, byte[] threeBytes, int numSigBytes, int options)` Encodes up to the first three bytes of array `threeBytes` and returns a four-byte array in Base64 notation.
`private static byte[]`	`encode3to4(byte[] source, int srcOffset, int numSigBytes, byte[] destination, int destOffset, int options)` Encodes up to three bytes of the array `source` and writes the resulting four Base64 bytes to `destination`.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeBytes(byte[] source)` Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeBytes(byte[] source, int options)` Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeBytes(byte[] source, int off, int len)` Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeBytes(byte[] source, int off, int len, int options)` Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
`static byte[]`	`encodeBytesToBytes(byte[] source)` Similar to `encodeBytes(byte[])` but returns a byte array instead of instantiating a String.
`static byte[]`	`encodeBytesToBytes(byte[] source, int off, int len, int options)` Similar to `encodeBytes(byte[], int, int, int)` but returns a byte array instead of instantiating a String.
`static void`	`encodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile, java.lang.String outfile)` Reads `infile` and encodes it to `outfile`.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)` Convenience method for reading a binary file and base64-encoding it.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject)` Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.
`static java.lang.String`	`encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject, int options)` Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.
`static void`	`encodeToFile(byte[] dataToEncode, java.lang.String filename)` Convenience method for encoding data to a file.
`private static byte[]`	`getAlphabet(int options)` Returns one of the _SOMETHING_ALPHABET byte arrays depending on the options specified.
`private static byte[]`	`getDecodabet(int options)` Returns one of the _SOMETHING_DECODABET byte arrays depending on the options specified.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

NO_OPTIONS

public static final int NO_OPTIONS

No options specified. Value is zero.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

ENCODE

public static final int ENCODE

Specify encoding in first bit. Value is one.

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DECODE

public static final int DECODE

Specify decoding in first bit. Value is zero.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

GZIP

public static final int GZIP

Specify that data should be gzip-compressed in second bit. Value is two.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

DONT_GUNZIP

public static final int DONT_GUNZIP

Specify that gzipped data should not be automatically gunzipped.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

DO_BREAK_LINES

public static final int DO_BREAK_LINES

Do break lines when encoding. Value is 8.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

URL_SAFE

public static final int URL_SAFE

Encode using Base64-like encoding that is URL- and Filename-safe as described in Section 4 of RFC3548: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html. It is important to note that data encoded this way is not officially valid Base64, or at the very least should not be called Base64 without also specifying that is was encoded using the URL- and Filename-safe dialect.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

ORDERED

public static final int ORDERED

Encode using the special "ordered" dialect of Base64 described here: http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

MAX_LINE_LENGTH

private static final int MAX_LINE_LENGTH

Maximum line length (76) of Base64 output.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

EQUALS_SIGN

private static final byte EQUALS_SIGN

The equals sign (=) as a byte.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

NEW_LINE

private static final byte NEW_LINE

The new line character (\n) as a byte.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

PREFERRED_ENCODING

private static final java.lang.String PREFERRED_ENCODING

Preferred encoding.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

WHITE_SPACE_ENC

private static final byte WHITE_SPACE_ENC

See Also:: Constant Field Values

EQUALS_SIGN_ENC

private static final byte EQUALS_SIGN_ENC

See Also:: Constant Field Values

_STANDARD_ALPHABET

private static final byte[] _STANDARD_ALPHABET

The 64 valid Base64 values.

_STANDARD_DECODABET

private static final byte[] _STANDARD_DECODABET

Translates a Base64 value to either its 6-bit reconstruction value or a negative number indicating some other meaning.

_URL_SAFE_ALPHABET

private static final byte[] _URL_SAFE_ALPHABET

Used in the URL- and Filename-safe dialect described in Section 4 of RFC3548: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html. Notice that the last two bytes become "hyphen" and "underscore" instead of "plus" and "slash."

_URL_SAFE_DECODABET

private static final byte[] _URL_SAFE_DECODABET

Used in decoding URL- and Filename-safe dialects of Base64.

_ORDERED_ALPHABET

private static final byte[] _ORDERED_ALPHABET

I don't get the point of this technique, but someone requested it, and it is described here: http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html.

_ORDERED_DECODABET

private static final byte[] _ORDERED_DECODABET

Used in decoding the "ordered" dialect of Base64.

Constructor Detail

Base64

private Base64()

Defeats instantiation.

Method Detail

getAlphabet

private static final byte[] getAlphabet(int options)

Returns one of the _SOMETHING_ALPHABET byte arrays depending on the options specified. It's possible, though silly, to specify ORDERED and URLSAFE in which case one of them will be picked, though there is no guarantee as to which one will be picked.

getDecodabet

private static final byte[] getDecodabet(int options)

Returns one of the _SOMETHING_DECODABET byte arrays depending on the options specified. It's possible, though silly, to specify ORDERED and URL_SAFE in which case one of them will be picked, though there is no guarantee as to which one will be picked.

encode3to4

private static byte[] encode3to4(byte[] b4,
                                 byte[] threeBytes,
                                 int numSigBytes,
                                 int options)

Encodes up to the first three bytes of array threeBytes and returns a four-byte array in Base64 notation. The actual number of significant bytes in your array is given by numSigBytes. The array threeBytes needs only be as big as numSigBytes. Code can reuse a byte array by passing a four-byte array as b4.

Parameters:: b4 - A reusable byte array to reduce array instantiation; threeBytes - the array to convert; numSigBytes - the number of significant bytes in your array
Returns:: four byte array in Base64 notation.
Since:: 1.5.1

encode3to4

private static byte[] encode3to4(byte[] source,
                                 int srcOffset,
                                 int numSigBytes,
                                 byte[] destination,
                                 int destOffset,
                                 int options)

Encodes up to three bytes of the array source and writes the resulting four Base64 bytes to destination. The source and destination arrays can be manipulated anywhere along their length by specifying srcOffset and destOffset. This method does not check to make sure your arrays are large enough to accomodate srcOffset + 3 for the source array or destOffset + 4 for the destination array. The actual number of significant bytes in your array is given by numSigBytes.

This is the lowest level of the encoding methods with all possible parameters.

Parameters:: source - the array to convert; srcOffset - the index where conversion begins; numSigBytes - the number of significant bytes in your array; destination - the array to hold the conversion; destOffset - the index where output will be put
Returns:: the destination array
Since:: 1.3

cipherText

public static void cipherText(java.nio.ByteBuffer raw,
                              java.nio.ByteBuffer encoded)

Performs Base64 encoding on the raw ByteBuffer, writing it to the encoded ByteBuffer. This is an experimental feature. Currently it does not pass along any options (such as DO_BREAK_LINES or GZIP.

Parameters:: raw - input buffer; encoded - output buffer
Since:: 2.3

encode

public static void encode(java.nio.ByteBuffer raw,
                          java.nio.CharBuffer encoded)

Performs Base64 encoding on the raw ByteBuffer, writing it to the encoded CharBuffer. This is an experimental feature. Currently it does not pass along any options (such as DO_BREAK_LINES or GZIP.

Parameters:: raw - input buffer; encoded - output buffer
Since:: 2.3

encodeObject

public static java.lang.String encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject)
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.

As of v 2.3, if the object cannot be serialized or there is another error, the method will throw an java.io.IOException. This is new to v2.3! In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.

The object is not GZip-compressed before being encoded.

Parameters:: serializableObject - The object to encode
Returns:: The Base64-encoded object
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error; java.lang.NullPointerException - if serializedObject is null
Since:: 1.4

encodeObject

public static java.lang.String encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject,
                                            int options)
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.

The object is not GZip-compressed before being encoded.

Example options:

   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters

Example: encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP ) or

Example: encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES )

Parameters:: serializableObject - The object to encode; options - Specified options
Returns:: The Base64-encoded object
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error
Since:: 2.0
See Also:: GZIP, DO_BREAK_LINES

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source)

Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation. Does not GZip-compress data.

Parameters:: source - The data to convert
Returns:: The data in Base64-encoded form
Throws:: java.lang.NullPointerException - if source array is null
Since:: 1.4

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source,
                                           int options)
                                    throws java.io.IOException

Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.

Example options:

   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters
     Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP ) or

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES )

As of v 2.3, if there is an error with the GZIP stream, the method will throw an java.io.IOException. This is new to v2.3! In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.

Parameters:: source - The data to convert; options - Specified options
Returns:: The Base64-encoded data as a String
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error; java.lang.NullPointerException - if source array is null
Since:: 2.0
See Also:: GZIP, DO_BREAK_LINES

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source,
                                           int off,
                                           int len)

Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation. Does not GZip-compress data.

As of v 2.3, if there is an error, the method will throw an java.io.IOException. This is new to v2.3! In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.

Parameters:: source - The data to convert; off - Offset in array where conversion should begin; len - Length of data to convert
Returns:: The Base64-encoded data as a String
Throws:: java.lang.NullPointerException - if source array is null; java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if source array, offset, or length are invalid
Since:: 1.4

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source,
                                           int off,
                                           int len,
                                           int options)
                                    throws java.io.IOException

Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.

Example options:

   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters
     Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP ) or

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES )

Parameters:: source - The data to convert; off - Offset in array where conversion should begin; len - Length of data to convert; options - Specified options
Returns:: The Base64-encoded data as a String
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error; java.lang.NullPointerException - if source array is null; java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if source array, offset, or length are invalid
Since:: 2.0
See Also:: GZIP, DO_BREAK_LINES

encodeBytesToBytes

public static byte[] encodeBytesToBytes(byte[] source)

Similar to encodeBytes(byte[]) but returns a byte array instead of instantiating a String. This is more efficient if you're working with I/O streams and have large data sets to encode.

Parameters:: source - The data to convert
Returns:: The Base64-encoded data as a byte[] (of ASCII characters)
Throws:: java.lang.NullPointerException - if source array is null
Since:: 2.3.1

encodeBytesToBytes

public static byte[] encodeBytesToBytes(byte[] source,
                                        int off,
                                        int len,
                                        int options)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

Similar to encodeBytes(byte[], int, int, int) but returns a byte array instead of instantiating a String. This is more efficient if you're working with I/O streams and have large data sets to encode.

Parameters:: source - The data to convert; off - Offset in array where conversion should begin; len - Length of data to convert; options - Specified options
Returns:: The Base64-encoded data as a String
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error; java.lang.NullPointerException - if source array is null; java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if source array, offset, or length are invalid
Since:: 2.3.1
See Also:: GZIP, DO_BREAK_LINES

decode4to3

private static int decode4to3(byte[] source,
                              int srcOffset,
                              byte[] destination,
                              int destOffset,
                              int options)

Decodes four bytes from array source and writes the resulting bytes (up to three of them) to destination. The source and destination arrays can be manipulated anywhere along their length by specifying srcOffset and destOffset. This method does not check to make sure your arrays are large enough to accomodate srcOffset + 4 for the source array or destOffset + 3 for the destination array. This method returns the actual number of bytes that were converted from the Base64 encoding.

This is the lowest level of the decoding methods with all possible parameters.

Parameters:: source - the array to convert; srcOffset - the index where conversion begins; destination - the array to hold the conversion; destOffset - the index where output will be put; options - alphabet type is pulled from this (standard, url-safe, ordered)
Returns:: the number of decoded bytes converted
Throws:: java.lang.NullPointerException - if source or destination arrays are null; java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if srcOffset or destOffset are invalid or there is not enough room in the array.
Since:: 1.3

decode

public static byte[] decode(byte[] source)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array. Ignores GUNZIP option, if it's set. This is not generally a recommended method, although it is used internally as part of the decoding process. Special case: if len = 0, an empty array is returned. Still, if you need more speed and reduced memory footprint (and aren't gzipping), consider this method.

Parameters:: source - The Base64 encoded data
Returns:: decoded data
Throws:: java.io.IOException
Since:: 2.3.1

decode

public static byte[] decode(byte[] source,
                            int off,
                            int len,
                            int options)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Parameters:: source - The Base64 encoded data; off - The offset of where to begin decoding; len - The length of characters to decode; options - Can specify options such as alphabet type to use
Returns:: decoded data
Throws:: java.io.IOException - If bogus characters exist in source data
Since:: 1.3

decode

public static byte[] decode(java.lang.String s)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.

Parameters:: s - the string to decode
Returns:: the decoded data
Throws:: java.io.IOException - If there is a problem
Since:: 1.4

decode

public static byte[] decode(java.lang.String s,
                            int options)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.

Parameters:: s - the string to decode; options - encode options such as URL_SAFE
Returns:: the decoded data
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error; java.lang.NullPointerException - if s is null
Since:: 1.4

decodeToObject

public static java.lang.Object decodeToObject(java.lang.String encodedObject)
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within. Returns null if there was an error.

Parameters:: encodedObject - The Base64 data to decode
Returns:: The decoded and deserialized object
Throws:: java.lang.NullPointerException - if encodedObject is null; java.io.IOException - if there is a general error; java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the decoded object is of a class that cannot be found by the JVM
Since:: 1.5

decodeToObject

public static java.lang.Object decodeToObject(java.lang.String encodedObject,
                                              int options,
                                              java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within. Returns null if there was an error. If loader is not null, it will be the class loader used when deserializing.

Parameters:: encodedObject - The Base64 data to decode; options - Various parameters related to decoding; loader - Optional class loader to use in deserializing classes.
Returns:: The decoded and deserialized object
Throws:: java.lang.NullPointerException - if encodedObject is null; java.io.IOException - if there is a general error; java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the decoded object is of a class that cannot be found by the JVM
Since:: 2.3.4

encodeToFile

public static void encodeToFile(byte[] dataToEncode,
                                java.lang.String filename)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Convenience method for encoding data to a file.

As of v 2.3, if there is a error, the method will throw an java.io.IOException. This is new to v2.3! In earlier versions, it just returned false, but in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.

Parameters:: dataToEncode - byte array of data to encode in base64 form; filename - Filename for saving encoded data
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error; java.lang.NullPointerException - if dataToEncode is null
Since:: 2.1

decodeToFile

public static void decodeToFile(java.lang.String dataToDecode,
                                java.lang.String filename)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Convenience method for decoding data to a file.

Parameters:: dataToDecode - Base64-encoded data as a string; filename - Filename for saving decoded data
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error
Since:: 2.1

decodeFromFile

public static byte[] decodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded file and decoding it.

Parameters:: filename - Filename for reading encoded data
Returns:: decoded byte array
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error
Since:: 2.1

encodeFromFile

public static java.lang.String encodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
                                       throws java.io.IOException

Convenience method for reading a binary file and base64-encoding it.

Parameters:: filename - Filename for reading binary data
Returns:: base64-encoded string
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error
Since:: 2.1

encodeFileToFile

public static void encodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile,
                                    java.lang.String outfile)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Reads infile and encodes it to outfile.

Parameters:: infile - Input file; outfile - Output file
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error
Since:: 2.2

decodeFileToFile

public static void decodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile,
                                    java.lang.String outfile)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Reads infile and decodes it to outfile.

Parameters:: infile - Input file; outfile - Output file
Throws:: java.io.IOException - if there is an error
Since:: 2.2

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