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base64_encode

Encode/decode data into/from base64 encoding.

Description

The function base64_encode() encodes a file or a raw vector into the base64 encoding. The function base64_decode() decodes data from the base64 encoding.

Usage

base64_encode(x)

base64_decode(x, from = NA)

Arguments

`x`	For `base64_encode()`, a raw vector. If not raw, it is assumed to be a file or a connection to be read via `readBin()`. For `base64_decode()`, a string.
`from`	If provided (and `x` is not provided), a connection or file to be read via `readChar()`, and the result will be passed to the argument `x`.

Value

base64_encode() returns a character string. base64_decode() returns a raw vector.

Examples

xfun::base64_encode(as.raw(1:10))
logo = xfun:::R_logo()
xfun::base64_encode(logo)
xfun::base64_decode("AQIDBAUGBwgJCg==")

xfun

Miscellaneous Functions to Support Packages Maintained by 'Yihui Xie'

v0.22

MIT + file LICENSE

Authors

Yihui Xie [aut, cre, cph] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-5666>), Wush Wu [ctb], Daijiang Li [ctb], Xianying Tan [ctb], Salim Brüggemann [ctb] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5329-5987>), Christophe Dervieux [ctb]

Initial release