How can I construct a java.security.PublicKey object from a base64 encoded string?

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public static PublicKey getKey(String key){
    try{
        byte[] byteKey = Base64.decode(key.getBytes(), Base64.DEFAULT);
        X509EncodedKeySpec X509publicKey = new X509EncodedKeySpec(byteKey);
        KeyFactory kf = KeyFactory.getInstance("RSA");

        return kf.generatePublic(X509publicKey);
    }
    catch(Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return null;
}