Bytes

base64-decode

Description

Examples

Arguments:
VALUES(value-expression{1})

Returns the base64 decoded version of its input strings. Non-string values and non-base64 encoded values are ignored.
["base64-decode", "YWJj"]

Returns "~babc".

["base64-decode", ["list", 1, "YWJj", 2, "ZGVm", 3]]

Returns ["~bYWJj", "~bZGVm"].

(Note that the JSON string representation of a bytes object is represented as a base64 encoded string, hence
the similar looking output and input)

base64-encode

Description

Examples

Arguments:
VALUES(value-expression{1})

Returns the base64 encoded version of its input bytes. Non-bytes values are ignored.
["base64-encode", ["bytes", "abc"]]

Returns "YWJj".

["base64-encode", ["list", 1, ["bytes", "abc"], 2, ["bytes", "def"], 3]]

Returns ["YWJj", "ZGVm"].

bytes

Description

Examples

Arguments:
VALUES(value-expression{1})

Translates all non-null input string values to bytes using utf-8 encoding.

["bytes", "abc"]

Returns one bytes object: ~bYWJj.

is-bytes

Description

Examples

Arguments:
VALUES(value-expression{1})

Boolean function that returns true if value is a bytes literal or value or if it is a list, that the first element in the list is a bytes type value or literal

["is-bytes", ["bytes", "abc"]]

Returns true.

["is-bytes", "~bYWJj"]

Returns true.

["is-bytes", "some-string"]

Returns false.

["is-bytes", ["list", "~bYWJj", "12345"]]

Returns true.

["is-bytes", ["list", "12345", "~bYWJj"]]]

Returns false.