Best API/LIB for encoding/decoding base64/quoted-printable in Java

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Decode Base64 data in java

Thanks to everyone in advance,

I am aware of http://commons.apache.org/codec/api-release/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/Base64.html etc, can anyone point to me another option preferably one that does not require me to use external libraries.

Thanks,

Sam

Answer 1

Why not use one from iharder.net? It is fast and it is in public domain.

Answer 2

if you use Sun's jvm you can use sun.misc.BASE64Encoder/Decoder but it's not Open Source

Answer 3

migbase64 is the fastest (according to their benchmark).

Answer 4

Just wanted to answer this with some more information as people here seem to have missed your requirement for a utility for both Base64 and Quoted Printable.

Take a look at MimeUtility in Javamail here:

http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/javadocs/javax/mail/internet/MimeUtility.html

That provides encoding/decoding for both Base64 and Quoted Printable, amongst others, look at the decode method:

public static InputStream decode(InputStream is,
                                 String encoding) throws MessagingException

Commons Codec provides similar functionality in the form of QCodec and Base64, but no main method that I know of. Hope that helps.