Class Base64


  • @Deprecated
    public class Base64
    extends java.lang.Object
    Deprecated.
    since 3.1
    Since:
    0.1
    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Class Description
      static class  Base64.InputStream
      Deprecated.
      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
      Deprecated.
      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

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static int DECODE
      Deprecated.
      Specify decoding.
      static int DONT_BREAK_LINES
      Deprecated.
      Don't break lines when encoding (violates strict Base64 specification)
      static int ENCODE
      Deprecated.
      Specify encoding.
      static int GZIP
      Deprecated.
      Specify that data should be gzip-compressed.
      static int NO_OPTIONS
      Deprecated.
      No options specified.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static byte[] decode​(byte[] source, int off, int len)
      Deprecated.
      Very low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array.
      static byte[] decode​(java.lang.String s)
      Deprecated.
      Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
      static byte[] decodeFromFile​(java.lang.String filename)
      Deprecated.
      Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded file and decoding it.
      static boolean decodeToFile​(java.lang.String dataToDecode, java.lang.String filename)
      Deprecated.
      Convenience method for decoding data to a file.
      static java.lang.Object decodeToObject​(java.lang.String encodedObject)
      Deprecated.
      Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within.
      static java.lang.String encode​(byte[] bytes)
      Deprecated.
       
      static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content)
      Deprecated.
       
      static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content, int options)
      Deprecated.
       
      static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content, java.lang.String charset)
      Deprecated.
       
      static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content, java.nio.charset.Charset charset)
      Deprecated.
       
      static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source)
      Deprecated.
      Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
      static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source, int options)
      Deprecated.
      Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
      static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source, int off, int len)
      Deprecated.
      Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
      static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source, int off, int len, int options)
      Deprecated.
      Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
      static java.lang.String encodeFromFile​(java.lang.String filename)
      Deprecated.
      Convenience method for reading a binary file and base64-encoding it.
      static java.lang.String encodeObject​(java.io.Serializable serializableObject)
      Deprecated.
      Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.
      static java.lang.String encodeObject​(java.io.Serializable serializableObject, int options)
      Deprecated.
      Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.
      static boolean encodeToFile​(byte[] dataToEncode, java.lang.String filename)
      Deprecated.
      Convenience method for encoding data to a file.
      • 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
        Deprecated.
        No options specified. Value is zero.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • GZIP

        public static final int GZIP
        Deprecated.
        Specify that data should be gzip-compressed.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • DONT_BREAK_LINES

        public static final int DONT_BREAK_LINES
        Deprecated.
        Don't break lines when encoding (violates strict Base64 specification)
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
    • Method Detail

      • encode

        public static java.lang.String encode​(byte[] bytes)
        Deprecated.
      • encode

        public static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content)
        Deprecated.
      • encode

        public static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content,
                                              int options)
        Deprecated.
        Parameters:
        options - encoding options provided by Base64.
        Since:
        3.0.
        See Also:
        DONT_BREAK_LINES
      • encode

        public static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content,
                                              java.lang.String charset)
                                       throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
        Deprecated.
        Throws:
        java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
      • encode

        public static java.lang.String encode​(java.lang.String content,
                                              java.nio.charset.Charset charset)
        Deprecated.
      • encodeObject

        public static java.lang.String encodeObject​(java.io.Serializable serializableObject)
        Deprecated.
        Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object. If the object cannot be serialized or there is another error, the method will return null. The object is not GZip-compressed before being encoded.
        Parameters:
        serializableObject - The object to encode
        Returns:
        The Base64-encoded object
        Since:
        1.4
      • encodeObject

        public static java.lang.String encodeObject​(java.io.Serializable serializableObject,
                                                    int options)
        Deprecated.
        Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object. If the object cannot be serialized or there is another error, the method will return null.

        Valid options:

           GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
           DONT_BREAK_LINES: don't break lines at 76 characters
             Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.
         

        Example: encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP ) or

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

        Parameters:
        serializableObject - The object to encode
        options - Specified options
        Returns:
        The Base64-encoded object
        Since:
        2.0
        See Also:
        GZIP, DONT_BREAK_LINES
      • encodeBytes

        public static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source)
        Deprecated.
        Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation. Does not GZip-compress data.
        Parameters:
        source - The data to convert
        Since:
        1.4
      • encodeBytes

        public static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source,
                                                   int options)
        Deprecated.
        Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.

        Valid options:

           GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
           DONT_BREAK_LINES: don't 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.DONT_BREAK_LINES )

        Parameters:
        source - The data to convert
        options - Specified options
        Since:
        2.0
        See Also:
        GZIP, DONT_BREAK_LINES
      • encodeBytes

        public static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source,
                                                   int off,
                                                   int len)
        Deprecated.
        Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation. Does not GZip-compress data.
        Parameters:
        source - The data to convert
        off - Offset in array where conversion should begin
        len - Length of data to convert
        Since:
        1.4
      • encodeBytes

        public static java.lang.String encodeBytes​(byte[] source,
                                                   int off,
                                                   int len,
                                                   int options)
        Deprecated.
        Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.

        Valid options:

           GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
           DONT_BREAK_LINES: don't 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.DONT_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
        Since:
        2.0
        See Also:
        GZIP, DONT_BREAK_LINES
      • decode

        public static byte[] decode​(byte[] source,
                                    int off,
                                    int len)
        Deprecated.
        Very low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array. Does not support automatically gunzipping or any other "fancy" features.
        Parameters:
        source - The Base64 encoded data
        off - The offset of where to begin decoding
        len - The length of characters to decode
        Returns:
        decoded data
        Since:
        1.3
      • decode

        public static byte[] decode​(java.lang.String s)
        Deprecated.
        Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
        Parameters:
        s - the string to decode
        Returns:
        the decoded data
        Since:
        1.4
      • decodeToObject

        public static java.lang.Object decodeToObject​(java.lang.String encodedObject)
        Deprecated.
        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
        Since:
        1.5
      • encodeToFile

        public static boolean encodeToFile​(byte[] dataToEncode,
                                           java.lang.String filename)
        Deprecated.
        Convenience method for encoding data to a file.
        Parameters:
        dataToEncode - byte array of data to encode in base64 form
        filename - Filename for saving encoded data
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
        Since:
        2.1
      • decodeToFile

        public static boolean decodeToFile​(java.lang.String dataToDecode,
                                           java.lang.String filename)
        Deprecated.
        Convenience method for decoding data to a file.
        Parameters:
        dataToDecode - Base64-encoded data as a string
        filename - Filename for saving decoded data
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
        Since:
        2.1
      • decodeFromFile

        public static byte[] decodeFromFile​(java.lang.String filename)
        Deprecated.
        Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded file and decoding it.
        Parameters:
        filename - Filename for reading encoded data
        Returns:
        decoded byte array or null if unsuccessful
        Since:
        2.1
      • encodeFromFile

        public static java.lang.String encodeFromFile​(java.lang.String filename)
        Deprecated.
        Convenience method for reading a binary file and base64-encoding it.
        Parameters:
        filename - Filename for reading binary data
        Returns:
        base64-encoded string or null if unsuccessful
        Since:
        2.1