toBinary

Calculates the binary representation of Base64-encoded data.

toBinary(base64_or_object) → returns binary

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See Also:   toBase64   toString

Argument Reference

base64_or_object any
Required

A string or a variable that contains one:
* In Base64 format to convert to binary
* In binary format to test whether it is valid

Examples
Sample code invoking the toBinary function

Decodes a Base64-encoded string into binary data and converts it back to a readable string.

bin = toBinary( "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=" );
writeOutput( toString( bin ) );

Expected Result: Hello World

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