modules/axiom-api/src/main/java/org/apache/axiom/attachments/utils/DataHandlerUtils.java

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package org.apache.axiom.attachments.utils;


import javax.activation.DataHandler;

import org.apache.axiom.attachments.ByteArrayDataSource;
import org.apache.axiom.util.base64.Base64Utils;

public class DataHandlerUtils {

    public static Object getDataHandlerFromText(String value, String mimeType) {
        ByteArrayDataSource dataSource;
        byte[] data = Base64Utils.decode(value);
        if (mimeType != null) {
            dataSource = new ByteArrayDataSource(data, mimeType);
        } else {
            // Assumes type as application/octet-stream
            dataSource = new ByteArrayDataSource(data);
        }
        return new DataHandler(dataSource);
    }
}