Bad Base64 Error while using decode

Question

I'm using the following code to encode a url and then decode it and use it in my project but i keep getting errors and the app crashes when i try to load a url on this code

any guidance is appreciated

private static String getURL() {
    String base64URL = "http://www.domain.dom/folder/folder2/2.json";
    byte[] data = Base64.decode(base64URL, Base64.NO_CLOSE);
    String text = new String(data, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    return text;}

Error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: bad base-64

"http://www.domain.dom/folder/folder2/2.json" is not a valid Base64 string ... Perhaps you want to download the data from that URL first? — Martin R
– Martin R, Commented Jan 7, 2017 at 22:21
Because it isn't in base64 at all. Read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64 — Gabe Sechan
– Gabe Sechan, Commented Jan 7, 2017 at 23:02
Also- encoding a URL in base 64 would be really really weird. There's pretty much no reason to ever do that. The purpose of Base64 is to encode binary data into a text string as a hack to send it somewhere that sends text. A URL is already text, so using it would be pointless. — Gabe Sechan
– Gabe Sechan, Commented Jan 7, 2017 at 23:04

Sejal Baraiya · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-26 09:28:26Z

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Try this, Base64.NO_WRAP or Base64.NO_PADDING this both are working for me.

I hope it helps you.

answered Apr 26, 2017 at 9:28

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Gk Mohammad Emon Over a year ago

Tried but crash again

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