Sending an Image file to a client using UDP

Question

I wants to send an Image file from the client to the server using UDP. As UDP can only sends data of type byte, how can i convert the Image file to byte & send it. Here is the Client program:
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Client {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
if (args.length != 1) {
System.out.println("Usage: java Client <hostname>");
return;
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String str = br.readLine();
br.close();
// get a datagram socket
DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket();
// send request
byte[] buf = new byte[65500];
buf = str1.getBytes();
InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName(args[0]);
DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(buf, buf.length, address, 4445);
socket.send(packet);
// get response
packet = new DatagramPacket(buf, buf.length);
socket.receive(packet);
// display response
String received = new String(packet.getData());
System.out.println("Received: " + received);
socket.close();
Thanx.

Answer 1

DataInputStream inStream = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream(filename));
try {
byte bindata = inStream.readByte();
catch (EOFException eof) {
}