How to encode data using Base64 in Java

Question

I am using Eclipse IDE. Which libraries should I import and how can I perform Base64 encoding?

Answer 1

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

We can not use sun.* packages for Base64 encoding, because this package is not a part of supported public interface.

byte[] encodedBytes = Base64.encodeBase64("sample".getBytes());
System.out.println("encodedBytes " + new String(encodedBytes));
byte[] decodedBytes = Base64.decodeBase64(encodedBytes);
System.out.println("decodedBytes " + new String(decodedBytes));