diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index c0b769da2..1f89a08b3 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -343,31 +343,27 @@ public class Get extends Task {
     *
     *********************************************************************/
 
-    protected static class  Base64Converter {
-
-        public final char [ ]  alphabet = {
-            'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H',   //  0 to  7
-            'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P',   //  8 to 15
-            'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X',   // 16 to 23
-            'Y', 'Z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f',   // 24 to 31
-            'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n',   // 32 to 39
-            'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v',   // 40 to 47
-            'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', '0', '1', '2', '3',   // 48 to 55
-            '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '+', '/' }; // 56 to 63
-
-
-        public String  encode(String  s) {
-            return encode (s.getBytes());
+    protected static class Base64Converter {
+
+        public final char[] alphabet = {
+            'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H',  //  0 to  7
+            'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P',  //  8 to 15
+            'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X',  // 16 to 23
+            'Y', 'Z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f',  // 24 to 31
+            'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n',  // 32 to 39
+            'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v',  // 40 to 47
+            'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', '0', '1', '2', '3',  // 48 to 55
+            '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '+', '/'}; // 56 to 63
+
+        public String encode(String s) {
+            return encode(s.getBytes());
         }
 
-        public String  encode(byte[ ] octetString) {
-            int  bits24;
-            int  bits6;
-
-            char [ ]  out
-              = new char[((octetString.length - 1) / 3 + 1) * 4];
+        public String encode(byte[] octetString) {
+            int bits24;
+            int bits6;
 
-            int outIndex = 0;
+            StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
             int i = 0;
 
             while ((i + 3) <= octetString.length) {
@@ -376,44 +372,41 @@ public class Get extends Task {
                 bits24 |= (octetString[i++] & 0xFF) << 8;
 
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x00FC0000) >> 18;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x0003F000) >> 12;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
                 bits6  = (bits24 & 0x00000FC0) >> 6;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x0000003F);
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
             }
-
             if (octetString.length - i == 2) {
                 // store the octets
                 bits24 = (octetString[i] & 0xFF) << 16;
                 bits24 |= (octetString[i + 1] & 0xFF) << 8;
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x00FC0000) >> 18;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x0003F000) >> 12;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x00000FC0) >> 6;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
 
                 // padding
-                out[outIndex++] = '=';
+                buf.append('=');
             } else if (octetString.length - i == 1) {
                 // store the octets
                 bits24 = (octetString[i] & 0xFF) << 16;
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x00FC0000) >> 18;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[bits6];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
                 bits6 = (bits24 & 0x0003F000) >> 12;
-                out[outIndex++] = alphabet[ bits6 ];
+                buf.append(alphabet[bits6]);
 
                 // padding
-                out[outIndex++] = '=';
-                out[outIndex++] = '=';
+                buf.append("==");
             }
-
-            return new String(out);
+            return buf.toString();
         }
-     }
+    }
 
     public interface DownloadProgress {
         /**