Decoding a Base64 string in Java
base64, java
Solution
Modify the package you're using:
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
And then use it like this:
byte[] decoded = Base64.decodeBase64("YWJjZGVmZw==");
System.out.println(new String(decoded, "UTF-8") + "\n");
Problem
I'm trying to decode a simple Base64 string, but am unable to do so. I'm currently using the `org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64` package. The test string I'm using is: `abcdefg`, encoded using PHP `YWJjZGVmZw==`. This is the code I'm currently using: ``` Base64 decoder = new Base64(); byte[] decodedBytes = decoder.decode("YWJjZGVmZw=="); System.out.println(new String(decodedBytes) + "\n") ; ``` The above code does not throw an error, but instead doesn't output the decoded string as expected.