C#

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. C#

bool success = false;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
http.KeepResponseBody = true;

Chilkat.BinData bd = new Chilkat.BinData();

success = http.DownloadBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg",bd);
int statusCode = http.LastStatus;
if (success == false) {
    if (statusCode == 0) {
        //  Unable to either send the request or get the response.
        Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        //  We got a response, but the status code was not in the 200s
        Debug.WriteLine("Response status code: " + Convert.ToString(statusCode));
        //  Examine the response body.
        Debug.WriteLine("Response body:");
        Debug.WriteLine(http.LastResponseBody);
    }

    Debug.WriteLine("Download failed.");

}
else {
    Debug.WriteLine("Download success, response status = " + Convert.ToString(statusCode));

    string base64_image_data = bd.GetEncoded("base64");
    Debug.WriteLine("image data in base64 format:");
    Debug.WriteLine(base64_image_data);
}