Image from FileOpenPicker to Base64

Question

I am writing Windows Phone 8.1 app (WINRT)

I am picking a photo from gallery using FileOpenPicker and then in ContinueFileOpenPicker , how to convert it into Base64??

  public void ContinueFileOpenPicker(FileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs args)
        {
            var FileOpenPickerContinuationEventArgs_File = args.Files.FirstOrDefault();

//Convert to URI
//Convert to Image
//Convert to Base64


}

Answer 1

You could use Convert.ToBase64String in order to convert the image into Base64 :

• Converting image to base64
• Convert base64 string to image in C# on Windows Phone