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$$B64DECD^XUSHSH(): Returns Decoded Value for a Base64 String Entry

Reference Type: Supported, Category: Data Security, ICR#: 6189

Description

The $$B64DECD^XUSHSH extrinsic function returns the decoded value for a Base64 string entry. Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that represents binary data in an ASCII string format by translating it into a radix-64 representation. Base64 encoding is commonly used when there is a need to encode binary data that needs to be stored and transferred over media that is designed to deal with textual data.

NOTE: This API was released with Kernel Patch XU*8.0*655.

Format

  $$B64DECD^XUSHSH(x)

Input Parameters

x:

(required) The string to be decoded.

Output

returns:

Returns the decoded value for the Base64 input parameter.

Example

>W $$B64DECD^XUSHSH("VGhpcyBpcyBhIHRlc3Q=")
This is a test