Charset to save binary data

Question

Is there charset which I could use to save 8bit data? I mean everything which is binary, without changing it content in string?

Are you looking for [Base64](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64) encoding? — GriffeyDog, Mar 07 '13 at 20:38
What makes string class that can't hold binary data? Why is that so? — oneat, Mar 08 '13 at 17:21

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 18:41

The package java.io defines two kinds of classes to save data:

Just use the class from XXXOutputStream family that suits your needs. You don't need a Charset for that.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 18:39

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I think you are looking for the datatype byte[].

answered Mar 07 '13 at 18:39

pamphlet

but ain't there possibility to use String as byte[] ? – oneat Mar 07 '13 at 18:39
I'm not sure what you're asking for. You want to use a `String` to manage binary data? Is that it? – pamphlet Mar 07 '13 at 18:41

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