Synergex.SynergyDE.DataEncoding

Encode and decode base64 and base64url strings

WSupported on Windows

USupported on Unix

VSupported on OpenVMS

NSupported in Synergy .NET

namespace Synergex.SynergyDE
public class DataEncoding

The DataEncoding class provides methods to encode and decode base64 and base64url strings, converting binary data to and from printable ASCII data.

Methods

FromBase64

public static FromBase64(characters), alpha

Converts base64-encoded characters (alpha) to the equivalent binary ASCII data.

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public static FromBase64(string), string

Converts the specified base64-encoded string to the equivalent non-encoded string data.

FromBase64URL

public static FromBase64URL(characters), alpha

Converts base64url-encoded characters (alpha) to the equivalent binary ASCII data.

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public static FromBase64URL(string), string

Converts a base64url-encoded string to the equivalent non-encoded string data.

ToBase64

public static ToBase64(characters), alpha

Converts binary data (alpha) to base64-encoded data.

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public static ToBase64(characters, offset, length), alpha

Converts a subset of binary data (alpha) to base64-encoded data, beginning at offset (int) and continuing for length (int) number of elements.

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public static ToBase64(string), string

Converts a binary data string to base64-encoded data.

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public static ToBase64(string, offset, length), string

Converts a subset of a binary data string to base64-encoded data, beginning at offset (int) and continuing for length (int) number of bytes in the string to convert.

ToBase64URL

public static ToBase64URL(characters), alpha

Converts binary data (alpha) to base64url-encoded data.

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public static ToBase64URL(characters, offset, length), alpha

Converts a subset of binary data (alpha) to base64url-encoded data, beginning at offset (int) and continuing for length (int) number of elements.

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public static ToBase64URL(string), string

Converts a binary data string to base64url-encoded data.

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public static ToBase64URL(string, offset, length), string

Converts a subset of a binary data string to base64url-encoded data, beginning at offset (int) and continuing for length (int) number of bytes in the string to convert.

Discussion

Base64 encoding converts three bytes of binary data into four bytes of printable ASCII, which includes the letters A through Z (both upper- and lowercase), the numbers 0 through 9, the plus sign, and the forward slash. If the number of bytes is not an even multiple of three, the encoded output is padded with one or two equal signs. You must leave enough space for the result of this encoding. The amount of space required depends on the length of the original data, using this formula: ((length + 2) / 3) * 4. The formula for the length of decoded data is ((encoded_length / 4) * 3) - (# trailing equal signs).

Base64url encoding is similar but replaces the plus sign and the forward slash of base64 encoding with a dash and an underscore, respectively, so it can be used as a parameter to a URL.

Synergy .NET routines encode 8-bit characters, not Unicode. If you need to encode Unicode for the string functions above (FromBase64(string), FromBase64URL(string), ToBase64(string), ToBase64(string, offset, length), ToBase64URL(string), and ToBase64URL(string, offset, length)), use the .NET base classes.