Difference between revisions of "LlBase64ToString"

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Function: string llBase64ToString( string str );


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Returns a string that is the Base64 str decoded into a conventional string, interpreting the Base64-encoded bytes as UTF-8 character sequence.

• string

str

–

Base64 string

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

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

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=

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

Signature
function string llBase64ToString( string str );

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 |return_type=string
 |p1_type=string|p1_name=str|p1_desc=Base64 string
-|return_text=that is the {{LSLGC|Base64}} '''str''' decoded into a conventional string.
+|return_text=that is the {{LSLGC|Base64}} '''str''' decoded into a conventional string, interpreting the Base64-encoded bytes as UTF-8 character sequence.
 |caveats=*If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to spaces.
 *Converts invalid characters into question marks ('?').

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