Java

Decode Base64 Image String (GIF, JPG, etc.) and Save to File

I have an XML response that includes a base 64 encoded image string (UPS label). It's a huge string and I need to save it as a gif file on my users pc.

This example shows how to do it..

Java

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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkBinData bd = new CkBinData();

    //  I created an extra-small GIF image for this example..
    success = bd.LoadFile("qa_data/gif/xsmall.gif");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Failed to load GIF image file.");
        return;
        }

    //  Show GIF bytes as base64:
    System.out.println(bd.getEncoded("base64"));

    //  This particular GIF in base64 is this:
    //  R0lGODlhBQAFAMQAAAAAAP////z8/PHx8evr6+jo6OHh4d7e3sPDw8LCwpqamo2NjWxsbGRkZFpaWk1NTUtLS0hISCwsLCQkJP///wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAABQALAAAAAAFAAUAAAUTYCAYQUBAU1lI0TIgztE8jFImIQA7

    //  Let's begin with an XML string:
    String x = "<abc><def>R0lGODlhBQAFAMQAAAAAAP////z8/PHx8evr6+jo6OHh4d7e3sPDw8LCwpqamo2NjWxsbGRkZFpaWk1NTUtLS0hISCwsLCQkJP///wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAABQALAAAAAAFAAUAAAUTYCAYQUBAU1lI0TIgztE8jFImIQA7</def></abc>";

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    success = xml.LoadXml(x);

    //  Get the base64 string:
    String gifBase64 = xml.getChildContent("def");

    System.out.println(gifBase64);

    //  Load bd with the base64 decoded bytes.  
    bd.Clear();
    bd.AppendEncoded(gifBase64,"base64");

    //  Save to a GIF file.
    success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/xsmall.gif");
  }
}