BinaryDecode()

Converts a string to a binary object.

Used to convert binary data that has been encoded into string format back into binary data.


	BinaryDecode( encoded_binary=string, binaryEncoding=string, precise=boolean );

Returns: binary

Argument	Description	Default
encoded_binary _{string, required}	A string containing encoded binary data. _{Alias: encodedBinary, string, value}
binaryEncoding _{string, required}	A string specifying the algorithm used to encode the original binary data into a string; must be one of the following: hex: characters 0-9 and A-F represent the hexadecimal value of each byte UU: data is encoded using the UNIX UUencode algorithm base64: data is encoded using the Base64 algorithm _{Alias: encoding}
precise _{boolean, optional}	if set to true the input must follow the rule for that encoding a 100%, the decryptor will not try to interpret inputs that are not a 100% correct. This should be used to avoid false positives.	true

Argument

Description

Default

encoded_binary

_{string,

required}

A string containing encoded binary data.

_{Alias:
encodedBinary, string, value}

binaryEncoding

_{string,

required}

A string specifying the algorithm used to encode the original binary data into a string; must be one of the following:

hex: characters 0-9 and A-F represent the hexadecimal value of each byte
UU: data is encoded using the UNIX UUencode algorithm
base64: data is encoded using the Base64 algorithm

_{Alias:
encoding}

precise

_{boolean,

optional}

if set to true the input must follow the rule for that encoding a 100%, the decryptor will not try to interpret inputs that are not a 100% correct. This should be used to avoid false positives.

true

Examples

base_64 = ToBase64("I am a string.");
binary_data = ToBinary(base_64);
encoded_binary = BinaryEncode(binary_data, "hex");
dump(BinaryDecode(encoded_binary, "hex"));

BinaryDecode()

Examples

See also