Function
base64 — encode/decode Base64 strings
Synopsis
base64(b: bytes) -> string
base64(s: string) -> bytes
Description
The base64 function encodes a bytes value b as
a Base64 string,
or decodes a Base64 string s into a bytes value.
Examples
Encode byte sequence 0x010203 into its Base64 string
# spq
values base64(this)
# input
0x010203
# expected output
"AQID"
Decode “AQID” into byte sequence 0x010203
# spq
values base64(this)
# input
"AQID"
# expected output
0x010203
Encode ASCII string into Base64-encoded string
# spq
values base64(this::bytes)
# input
"hello, world"
# expected output
"aGVsbG8sIHdvcmxk"
Decode a Base64 string and cast the decoded bytes to a string
# spq
values base64(this)::string
# input
"aGVsbG8gd29ybGQ="
# expected output
"hello world"