com.esri.gpt.framework.security.codec
Class Base64

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.gpt.framework.security.codec.Base64

public class Base64
extends Object

Handles base64 encoding/decoding.

Method Summary

static String	decode(String data, String charset) This method decodes the given string using the base64 encoding specified in RFC-2045 (Section 6.8).
static String	encode(String data, String charset) This method encodes the given string using the base64 encoding specified in RFC-2045 (Section 6.8).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

encode

public static final String encode(String data,
                                  String charset)
                           throws UnsupportedEncodingException

This method encodes the given string using the base64 encoding specified in RFC-2045 (Section 6.8). It's used for example in the "Basic" authorization scheme.

Parameters:

data - the string to encode

charset - the character set (if not supplied UTF-8 will be used)

Returns:

the base64 encoded string

Throws:

UnsupportedEncodingException - if the exception occurs

decode

public static final String decode(String data,
                                  String charset)
                           throws IOException

This method decodes the given string using the base64 encoding specified in RFC-2045 (Section 6.8).

Parameters:

data - the base64 encoded string.

charset - the character set (if not supplied UTF-8 will be used)

Returns:

the decoded string

Throws:

IOException