Android™

Insert PDF as Base64 into XML, then Extract back to PDF File

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Demonstrates how to insert any file into XML using base64 encoding, and then extract back to the original file. This example embeds a PDF in the XML, but the type of file does not matter. It can be any type of file. Android™

// 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);

    boolean success = false;

    // Load our PDF file.
    CkBinData bd = new CkBinData();
    success = bd.LoadFile("qa_data/helloWorld.pdf");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed to load PDF file.");
        return;
        }

    // Load the following XML:
    // 
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <something>
    //     <xyz>
    //         <abc123>A base64 encoded PDF file will be inserted under this node.</abc123>
    //     </xyz>
    // </something>

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/xml/xmlToContainPdf.xml");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed to load XML file.");
        return;
        }

    // Insert the PDF into the XML.
    xml.NewChild2("xyz|pdfData",bd.getEncoded("base64"));

    // Show the new XML:
    Log.i(TAG, xml.getXml());

    // The XML now looks like this:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <something>
    //     <xyz>
    //         <abc123>A base64 encoded PDF file will be inserted under this node.</abc123>
    //         <pdfData>JVBERi0xL ... UlRU9GCg==</pdfData>
    //     </xyz>
    // </something>

    // To extract the PDF data out and restore the PDF file:
    CkBinData bd2 = new CkBinData();
    success = bd2.AppendEncoded(xml.getChildContent("xyz|pdfData"),"base64");
    success = bd2.WriteFile("qa_output/helloWorld.pdf");

    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."
  }
}