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(return_text=that is the {{LSLGC|Base64}} '''str''' decoded into a conventional string, interpreting the Base64-encoded bytes as UTF-8 character sequence.)
 
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|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.
|caveats=*If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to spaces.
*Converts invalid characters into question marks ('?').
*Converts invalid characters into question marks ('?').
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<lsl>default {
<source lang="lsl2">default {
     state_entry()
     state_entry()
     {
     {
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         llSay(0,test );
         llSay(0,test );
     }
     }
}</lsl>
}</source>


This can be used in {{Wikipedia|Basic access authentication|Basic Authentication}}, such as this login:
This can be used in {{Wikipedia|Basic access authentication|Basic Authentication}}, such as this login:
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Authorization: Basic U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4=  
Authorization: Basic U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4=  
</pre>
</pre>
<lsl>llBase64ToString("U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4="); //will return the string "Secret:Open"</lsl>
<source lang="lsl2">llBase64ToString("U2VjcmV0Ok9wZW4="); //will return the string "Secret:Open"</source>
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|helpers
|related
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|also_events
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|also_functions=
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llXorBase64]]|Article also discusses xor based Cryptography.}}
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llStringToBase64]]|}}
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llStringToBase64]]|}}
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llBase64ToInteger]]|}}
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llBase64ToInteger]]|}}
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links to help,
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlXorBase64StringsCorrect

Latest revision as of 10:15, 24 January 2024

Summary

Function: string llBase64ToString( string str );

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

Caveats

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

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

This can be used in "Wikipedia logo"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"

See Also

Functions

•  llXorBase64 Article also discusses xor based Cryptography.
•  llStringToBase64
•  llBase64ToInteger

Articles

•  Base64

Deep Notes

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Signature

function string llBase64ToString( string str );