java.net.URL read stream to byte[]

Question

I`m trying to read an image from an URL (with the java package java.net.URL) to a byte[]. \"Everything\" works fine, except that the content isnt being ent

Answer 1

byte[] b = IOUtils.toByteArray((new URL( )).openStream()); //idiom

Note however, that stream is not closed in the above example.

if you want a (76-character) chunk (using commons codec)...

byte[] b = Base64.encodeBase64(IOUtils.toByteArray((new URL( )).openStream()), true);