Difference between revisions of "LlBase64ToString"

Revision as of 05:41, 15 September 2008

Function: string llBase64ToString( string str );

Returns a string that is the Base64 str decoded into a conventional string.

• string

str

–

Base64 string

If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to spaces.
Converts invalid characters into question marks ('?').

<lsl>default {

   state_entry()
   {
       string test = llBase64ToString("U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4=");
       llSay(0,test );
   }

}</lsl>

This can be used in Basic Authentication, such as this login:

GET / HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.2)
Host: www.example.com
Authorization: Basic U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4=

<lsl>llBase64ToString("U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4="); //will return the string "Secret:Open"</lsl>

Signature
function string llBase64ToString( string str );

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 |return_type=string
 |p1_type=string|p1_name=str|p1_desc=Base64 string
-|return_text=that is the {{LSLG|Base64}} '''str''' decoded into a conventional string.
+|return_text=that is the {{LSLGC|Base64}} '''str''' decoded into a conventional string.
 |caveats=*If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to spaces.
 *Converts invalid characters into question marks ('?').