Returning a blob with json

Question

I\'m trying to create a rest service for my android application where an external database returns items to be stored in the applications local database. I\'ve got everythi

Answer 1

Encode the binary data as base64 before you generate the JSON.

$obj->picture = base64_encode($binaryData);

You can then decode this in your Android application with any base 64 decoder. Since API level 8 there is a built in util class. Otherwise there are plenty of external libs you can use for targetting Android 2.1 or earlier.