Decoding a Base64 string in Java

Question

I\'m trying to decode a simple Base64 string, but am unable to do so. I\'m currently using the org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64 package.

The test

Answer 1

Modify the package you're using:

import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;

And then use it like this:

byte[] decoded = Base64.decodeBase64("YWJjZGVmZw==");
System.out.println(new String(decoded, "UTF-8") + "\n");