Java

Get Contents of File as Base64

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Demonstrates how to read the contents of a file and convert to a base64 string. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        BinData bd = new BinData();

        try {
            bd.loadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to load file.");
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(bd.getEncoded("base64"));

        // If you want mult-line base64:
        System.out.println("--");
        System.out.println(bd.getEncoded("base64_mime"));

        // If you want hex..
        System.out.println("--");
        System.out.println(bd.getEncoded("hex"));

        // etc..
    }
}