Can any one say how can I convert mp3 file to byte array,byte array to string and vice versa in android application. The mp3 file which is stored in sqlite database or loading from media folder.
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1Well, that's two transformations - have you made any progress on either of them? (Base64 is probably the best `byte[]` to `String` conversion to use here.) – Jon Skeet Jun 06 '14 at 07:19
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1possible duplicate of this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4280535/java-mp3-inputstream-to-byte-array – Ishan Rastogi Jun 06 '14 at 07:21
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@ JonSkeet I have done earlier byte[] to string and string to byte[] now i am trying to convert mp3 to byte[] can you help me in this – Aditya Hari Kishan Jun 06 '14 at 07:22
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It makes no sense to save an MP3 as a `String`. – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic- Jun 06 '14 at 07:28
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You should not store media data into the database. Use the filesystem and place the the filename with path into the database... maybe with some additional meta information like length of the music, bytesize etc.
This will have more benefit for different services. The first is, that mp3 is nice for streaming. If you use a string for storage, you had to read the hole thing into the memory rather than a part. Rethink your application if someone stores audiobooks with hundred megabytes into you app.
If you really need to this you should treat your mp3 as a binary file and convert it late to base64.
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