Index: G:/eclipse/workspace/jruby_trunk/src/org/jvyamlb/util/Base64Coder.java
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--- G:/eclipse/workspace/jruby_trunk/src/org/jvyamlb/util/Base64Coder.java	(revision 4070)
+++ G:/eclipse/workspace/jruby_trunk/src/org/jvyamlb/util/Base64Coder.java	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****/
 package org.jvyamlb.util;
 
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:ola.bini@ki.se">Ola Bini</a>
  */
@@ -52,10 +54,11 @@
      * Encodes a string into Base64 format.
      * No blanks or line breaks are inserted.
      * @param s  a String to be encoded.
+     * @param encoding 
      * @return   A String with the Base64 encoded data.
      */
-    public static String encode(final String s) {
-        return new String(encode(s.getBytes()));
+    public static String encode(final String s, final String encoding) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+        return new String(encode(s.getBytes(encoding)));
     }
 
     /**