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llBase64ToString

string llBase64ToString(string Text)

Converts a Base64 string to a conventional string.

If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to question marks.

Parameters
Text (string)
Technical Details
  • Return Type: string
  • Energy: 10

Basic example:

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

Decoding a Base64 string:

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

Basic Authentication

Section titled “Basic Authentication”

This function can be used in Basic Access Authentication headers:

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

Caveats

Section titled “Caveats”
  • If the conversion creates any unprintable characters, they are converted to spaces.
  • Converts invalid characters into question marks (?).

See Also

Section titled “See Also”
  • [llStringToBase64]
  • [llBase64ToInteger]
  • [llXorBase64] - Article also discusses xor based Cryptography