Base64 Encoding in Minitab

Our first program demonstrates base64 encoding and decoding. Here’s the full source code:

import java.util.Base64;

public class Base64Encoding {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Here's the string we'll encode/decode.
        String data = "abc123!?$*&()'-=@~";

        // Java provides built-in support for base64 encoding/decoding.
        // Here's how to encode using the standard encoder.
        String sEnc = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(data.getBytes());
        System.out.println(sEnc);

        // Decoding may throw an exception, which you can catch
        // if you don't already know the input to be well-formed.
        try {
            byte[] sDec = Base64.getDecoder().decode(sEnc);
            System.out.println(new String(sDec));
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            System.out.println("Decoding failed: " + e.getMessage());
        }
        System.out.println();

        // This encodes/decodes using a URL-safe base64 format.
        String uEnc = Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(data.getBytes());
        System.out.println(uEnc);
        try {
            byte[] uDec = Base64.getUrlDecoder().decode(uEnc);
            System.out.println(new String(uDec));
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            System.out.println("URL-safe decoding failed: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

Java provides built-in support for base64 encoding/decoding through the java.util.Base64 class. This class offers both standard and URL-safe base64 encoding and decoding.

To run the program, compile and execute it using the javac and java commands:

$ javac Base64Encoding.java
$ java Base64Encoding
YWJjMTIzIT8kKiYoKSctPUB+
abc123!?$*&()'-=@~

YWJjMTIzIT8kKiYoKSctPUB-
abc123!?$*&()'-=@~

The string encodes to slightly different values with the standard and URL-safe base64 encoders (trailing + vs -) but they both decode to the original string as desired.

In Java, we use the Base64.getEncoder() and Base64.getDecoder() for standard base64 encoding and decoding, and Base64.getUrlEncoder() and Base64.getUrlDecoder() for URL-safe base64 encoding and decoding.

Note that in Java, the decoding methods can throw an IllegalArgumentException if the input is not valid base64-encoded data. It’s a good practice to catch this exception when decoding data from an untrusted source.

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