When i try to convert base64string to Image in c#

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When i try to convert a base64string to an Image in C#, I'm getting output as "System.Drawing.Bitmap" instead of the actual Image:

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public Image DownFile(string base64String)//string file { //Convert Base64 String to byte[] byte[] imageBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64String); MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(imageBytes, 0, imageBytes.Length); //Convert byte[] to Image ms.Write(imageBytes, 0, imageBytes.Length); Image image = Image.FromStream(ms, true); image.Save("E:/Project Utilitie Connection/FileDownloadTask/Images", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg); return image; }

Is there a recommended way to return an image using ASP.NET Web API should help — stuartd
– stuartd, Commented Jun 29, 2017 at 16:06

Icculus018 · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-29 16:01:03Z

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try a using statement for the MemoryStream, like so:

 byte[] bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64String); Image image; using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes)) { image = Image.FromStream(ms); } return image;

answered Jun 29, 2017 at 16:01

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Sandeep Over a year ago

Still the same old output no change.

Sandeep Over a year ago

I couldn't able to return the image but gave a path to download the image

using (Image img = Image.FromStream(new MemoryStream(imageBytes))) { img.Save("Path with filename and extension ", ImageFormat.Jpeg); return img; }

Nkosi · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-29 22:49:35Z

The framework is converting the Image object to string which is why you are seeing System.Drawig.Bitmap

Create a response, giving it the bytes from the converted base64 string and then setting the content type for response so the client will know how to render the content.

public class ValuesController : ApiController { [HttpGet] public IHttpActionResult DownFile(string base64String) { if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(base64String)) { byte[] imageBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64String); var response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK); response.Content = new ByteArrayContent(imageBytes); response.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("image/jpg"); return ResponseMessage(response); } return BadRequest(); } }

This is a very simplified example to demonstrate how it can be done. Take some time to review and understand what was done so that it can be implemented into your particular scenario.

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