How to transform a pdf file from database@server side to client ?

   Requirements :  Client calls the webservice or EJB to get the pdf file stored in database @ server side .

   In my case , the pdf is stored in oralce database as Blob .The first step is to get the byte[] of the pdf file .It's not a problem. After that , the problem comes up that how to transfer the byte[] to client ? In my case ,the data format is XML .As known , XML contains data of string format .That is to say ,converting the byte[] to be in string format is the key point .

   The solution is : Convert the byte[]  to String by using JDK API,which contains a function to convert the byte[] to be string encoded in BASE64 .

 

Sample :

 

   public static String encode(byte[] byteArray){ return new sun.misc.BASE64Encoder().encode(byteArray) ; } public static byte[] decodeBuffer(String encodedString) throws IOException{ return new sun.misc.BASE64Decoder().decodeBuffer(encodedString) ; }   

 

  

    Now you get the encoded string in BASE64 for the byte[] of pdf file . Transform the encoded string to client  and do the decoding for the encoded string by using the method "decodeBuffer(String encodedString)" to get the byte[] . Get the byte[] , get the pdf file .