Converts a base64 encoded string to a byte array - Java java.lang

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Converts a base64 encoded string to a byte array

Demo Code

/**// w w  w.j  a v  a2  s.  co m
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 FhG Fokus
 *
 * This file is part of the FhG Fokus UPnP stack - an open source UPnP implementation
 * with some additional features
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 * the Free Software Foundation.
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//package com.java2s;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        String data = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(java.util.Arrays
                .toString(base64ToByteArray(data)));
    }

    /** Converts a base64 encoded string to a byte array */
    public static byte[] base64ToByteArray(String data) {
        if (data == null) {
            return null;
        }
        // length of string must be divisible by 4
        if (data.length() % 4 != 0) {
            return null;
        }

        ByteArrayOutputStream result = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        int offset = 0;
        while (offset < data.length()) {
            byte[] fragment = base64ToBytes(data.substring(offset,
                    offset + 4));
            result.write(fragment, 0, fragment.length);
            offset += 4;
        }
        return result.toByteArray();
    }

    /** Converts a base64 encoded string of four chars to the corresponding bytes */
    private static byte[] base64ToBytes(String value) {
        // catch wrong size
        if (value.length() != 4) {
            return null;
        }

        // process padding
        int paddingOffset = value.indexOf("=");
        // no padding
        if (paddingOffset == -1) {
            byte[] result = new byte[3];
            result[0] = (byte) (base64ToBits(value.charAt(0)) << 2 | base64ToBits(value
                    .charAt(1)) >> 4);
            result[1] = (byte) (base64ToBits(value.charAt(1)) << 4 | base64ToBits(value
                    .charAt(2)) >> 2);
            result[2] = (byte) (base64ToBits(value.charAt(2)) << 6 | base64ToBits(value
                    .charAt(3)));
            return result;
        }
        // 1 padded byte
        if (paddingOffset == 3) {
            byte[] result = new byte[2];
            result[0] = (byte) (base64ToBits(value.charAt(0)) << 2 | base64ToBits(value
                    .charAt(1)) >> 4);
            result[1] = (byte) (base64ToBits(value.charAt(1)) << 4 | base64ToBits(value
                    .charAt(2)) >> 2);
            return result;
        }
        // 2 padded bytes
        if (paddingOffset == 2) {
            byte[] result = new byte[1];
            result[0] = (byte) (base64ToBits(value.charAt(0)) << 2 | base64ToBits(value
                    .charAt(1)) >> 4);
            return result;
        }
        // error
        return null;
    }

    /** Converts a Base64 char to to corresponding 6-bit value */
    private static byte base64ToBits(char data) {
        if (data >= 'A' && data <= 'Z') {
            return (byte) (data - 'A');
        }
        if (data >= 'a' && data <= 'z') {
            return (byte) (data - 'a' + 26);
        }
        if (data >= '0' && data <= '9') {
            return (byte) (data - '0' + 52);
        }
        if (data == '+') {
            return (byte) 62;
        }
        return (byte) 63;
    }
}

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