What is the best way to send image from Android to Java Server
My Server is running Restful Web service and i want to send image from Android to my Server.
should i convert it into JSON, XML or there is any better way of doing this?
i actually want to send image in a fast way
plz share if you have any sample code
[i]/**
* Decodes a byte array from Base64 format.
*
* @param s
* a Base64 String to be decoded.
* @return An array containing the decoded data bytes.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if the input is not valid Base64 encoded data.
*/
public static byte[] decode(String s)
{
return decode(s.toCharArray());
}
/**
* Decodes a byte array from Base64 format. No blanks or line breaks are
* allowed within the Base64 encoded data.
*
* @param in
* a character array containing the Base64 encoded data.
* @return An array containing the decoded data bytes.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if the input is not valid Base64 encoded data.
*/
public static byte[] decode(char[] in)
{
int iLen = in.length;
if (iLen % 4 != 0)
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Length of Base64 encoded input string is not a multiple of 4.");
while (iLen > 0 && in[iLen - 1] == '=')
iLen--;
int oLen = (iLen * 3) / 4;
byte[] out = new byte[oLen];
int ip = 0;
int op = 0;
while (ip < iLen)
{
int i0 = in[ip++];
int i1 = in[ip++];
int i2 = ip < iLen ? in[ip++] : 'A';
int i3 = ip < iLen ? in[ip++] : 'A';
if (i0 > 127 || i1 > 127 || i2 > 127 || i3 > 127)
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Illegal character in Base64 encoded data.");
int b0 = map2[i0];
int b1 = map2[i1];
int b2 = map2[i2];
int b3 = map2[i3];
if (b0 < 0 || b1 < 0 || b2 < 0 || b3 < 0)
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Illegal character in Base64 encoded data.");
int o0 = (b0 << 2) | (b1 >>> 4);
int o1 = ((b1 & 0xf) << 4) | (b2 >>> 2);
int o2 = ((b2 & 3) << 6) | b3;
out[op++] = (byte) o0;
if (op < oLen)
out[op++] = (byte) o1;
if (op < oLen)
out[op++] = (byte) o2;
}
return out;
}[/i]
thanks to this post: http://www.coderanch.com/t/482256/java/java/Converting-Base-encoded-String-Image
