Use of Base64 class in JDK7

Question

I am trying to use Base64 class in JDK 7 but I am getting the error:

Base64 cannot be resolved

Why does eclipse throw this error?

I am using the code below:

byte[] imageData = Base64.getDecoder().decode(readFile(imagePart.getInputStream()));

even import statement also shows the same error : import java.util.Base64;

Is this class not available in JDK 7?

Answer 1

From the documentation:

Since: 1.8

So no, it is not available in JDK 7.