(Android™) Read/Write JSON with Binary Data such as JPEG Files

Demonstrates how binary files could be stored in JSON in base64 format. Creates JSON containing the contents of a JPG file, and then reads the JSON to extract the JPEG image.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // First load a small JPG file..
    CkBinData bd = new CkBinData();

    boolean success = bd.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg");
    // Assume success, but your code should check for success..

    // Create JSON containing the binary data in base64 format.
    CkJsonObject json1 = new CkJsonObject();
    json1.UpdateBd("starfish","base64",bd);

    String jsonStr = json1.emit();
    Log.i(TAG, jsonStr);

    // Here's the output:
    // {"starfish":"/9j/4AAQSkZJRgA ... cN2iuLFsCEbDGxQkI6RO/n//2Q=="}

    // Let's create a new JSON object, load it with the above JSON, and extract the JPG image..
    CkJsonObject json2 = new CkJsonObject();
    json2.Load(jsonStr);

    // Get the binary bytes.
    CkBinData bd2 = new CkBinData();
    json2.BytesOf("starfish","base64",bd2);

    // Save to a file.
    success = bd2.WriteFile("qa_output/starfish20.jpg");

    Log.i(TAG, "Success.");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}