Encoding functions

These functions can be used to encode and decode data in base64. It is particularly used when that data needs to be stored and transferred over media that are designed to deal with text. This encoding and decoding helps to ensure that the data remains intact without modification during transport.

encoding::base64::encode()

The encoding::base64::encode() function encodes a bytes to base64.

API DEFINITION
encoding::base64::encode(bytes) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN encoding::base64::encode(<bytes>"");

true

RETURN encoding::base64::encode(<bytes>"2323");

"MjMyMw"

RETURN encoding::base64::encode(<bytes>"hello");

"aGVsbG8"

encoding::base64::decode()

The encoding::base64::decode() function decodes a base64 to a string.

API DEFINITION
encoding::base64::decode(string) -> bytes

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN encoding::base64::decode("MjMyMw");

[
    50,
    51,
    50,
    51,
]

You can also verify the output of the encoded value matches the original value.

RETURN encoding::base64::decode("aGVsbG8") = <bytes>"hello";

true