Function get_decoded_string2

dlib/test/serialize.cpp:527–554

This function returns the contents of the file 'stuff.bin' but using the new floating point serialization format.

    // This function returns the contents of the file 'stuff.bin' but using the new 
    // floating point serialization format.
    const std::string get_decoded_string2()
    {
        dlib::base64 base64_coder;
        dlib::compress_stream::kernel_1ea compressor;
        std::ostringstream sout;
        std::istringstream sin;

        // The base64 encoded data from the file 'stuff.bin' we want to decode and return.
        sout << "AVaifX9zEbXa9aocsrcRuvnNqzZLptZ5mRd46xScCIfX6sq/46hG9JwIInElG50EtJKJY/+jAWit";
        sout << "TpDBWrxBz124JRLsBz62h0D3Tqgnd8zygRx7t33Ybw40o07MrhzNEHgYavUukaPje5by78JIWHgk";
        sout << "l7nb/TK+9ndVLrAThJ4v+GiPT3kh9H1tAAAAAQhbLa06pQjhrnjTXcRox1ZBEAV9/q1zAA==";

        // Put the data into the istream sin
        sin.str(sout.str());
        sout.str("");

        // Decode the base64 text into its compressed binary form
        base64_coder.decode(sin,sout);
        sin.clear();
        sin.str(sout.str());
        sout.str("");

        // Decompress the data into its original form
        compressor.decompress(sin,sout);

        // Return the decoded and decompressed data
        return sout.str();
    }

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