LibGDX creating texture from base64 PNG ByteArrayInputStream

Question

I just decided to make the change from Slick2D to LibGDX. However, for me to be able to port my game over to LibGDX I need help understanding how to create textures in LibGDX from my game data files.

My game data files are encrypted and the images are encoded in base64 so I can keep them all in one txt file. How do I create a LibGDX texture from a ByteArrayInputStream.

In Slick2D I converted the base64 string into a bufferedimage. But I don't want to do that for LibGDX since I may want to get it on android soon.

EDIT: I just figured it out, kind of. I did it like so:

   Texture bucket;
    String base64 = "base64 string too long to paste"
    byte[] decodedBytes = Base64Coder.decode(base64);
    bucket = new Texture(new Pixmap(decodedBytes, 0, decodedBytes.length));

However, now the image is flipped vertically... Am I missing something?

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Thank you. I'll do that. it says: "Users with less than 10 reputation can't answer their own question for 8 hours after asking. You can answer in 7 hours. Until then please use comments, or edit your question instead." — Ike Yousuf, Jun 03 '13 at 18:02
This link should help with the rotation part: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9445035/rotate-image-clockwise-using-libgdx — Display Name is missing, Jun 03 '13 at 18:06
Yeah I figured I could do that but I want the texture created right side up. Will flipping the byte array be the proper way? — Ike Yousuf, Jun 03 '13 at 18:12
Solved. I created a sprite instead of a texture and flipped it. — Ike Yousuf, Jun 03 '13 at 18:17

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 12 '13 at 22:43

Texture bucket;
String base64 = "base64 string too long to paste"
byte[] decodedBytes = Base64Coder.decode(base64);
bucket = new Texture(new Pixmap(decodedBytes, 0, decodedBytes.length));

That worked for me.

It was flipped because I changed the OrthgraphicsCamera to have 0,0 at the upper left.

LibGDX creating texture from base64 PNG ByteArrayInputStream

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