(Java) Download Image (JPG, GIF, etc.) to Base64

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Demonstrates how to download an image, or any type of file, to get the data in base64 encoding format.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    CkBinData bd = new CkBinData();

    boolean success = http.DownloadBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",bd);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    String base64_image_data = bd.getEncoded("base64");
    System.out.println("image data in base64 format:");
    System.out.println(base64_image_data);
  }
}