// Get the Raw Data length and ensure we actually have data int intLength = [objData length]; if (intLength == 0) returnnil;
// Setup the String-based Result placeholder and pointer within that placeholder
strResult = (char *)calloc(((intLength + 2) / 3) * 4, sizeof(char));
objPointer = strResult;
// Iterate through everything while (intLength > 2) { // keep going until we have less than 24 bits
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[objRawData[0] >> 2];
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[((objRawData[0] & 0x03) << 4) + (objRawData[1]
>> 4)];
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[((objRawData[1] & 0x0f) << 2) + (objRawData[2]
>> 6)];
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[objRawData[2] & 0x3f];
// we just handled 3 octets (24 bits) of data
objRawData += 3;
intLength -= 3;
}
// now deal with the tail end of things if (intLength != 0) {
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[objRawData[0] >> 2]; if (intLength > 1) {
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[((objRawData[0] & 0x03) << 4) + (objRawData[1]
>> 4)];
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[(objRawData[1] & 0x0f) << 2];
*objPointer++ = ‘=‘;
} else {
*objPointer++ = _base64EncodingTable[(objRawData[0] & 0x03) << 4];
*objPointer++ = ‘=‘;
*objPointer++ = ‘=‘;
}
}
// Terminate the string-based result
*objPointer = ‘\0‘;