Decoding a Base64 string in Java

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TomasB picture TomasB · Jul 18, 2012 · Viewed 150.4k times · Source

I'm trying to decode a simple Base64 string, but am unable to do so. I'm currently using the org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64 package.

The test string I'm using is: abcdefg, encoded using PHP YWJjZGVmZw==.

This is the code I'm currently using:

Base64 decoder = new Base64();
byte[] decodedBytes = decoder.decode("YWJjZGVmZw==");
System.out.println(new String(decodedBytes) + "\n") ;

The above code does not throw an error, but instead doesn't output the decoded string as expected.

Answer

RTB picture RTB · Jul 18, 2012

Modify the package you're using:

import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;

And then use it like this:

byte[] decoded = Base64.decodeBase64("YWJjZGVmZw==");
System.out.println(new String(decoded, "UTF-8") + "\n");

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