Encode (Function)

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Encode (Function)

In french: Encode

Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.

Example

// Encode an image in Base64
Res is string = Encode(fLoadBuffer("MyImage.jpg"), encodeBASE64)

// Encode a URL
Info(Encode("https://www.google.fr/?", encodeURLFromAnsi) + ...
Encode(Encode("https://www.google.fr/?é", encodeURLFromAnsi), encodeURLParameter))

Syntax

<Result> = Encode(<Data> [, <Encoding format>])

<Result>: Character string

Data encoded according to the selected format.

<Data>: Character string or Buffer

Data to encode.

<Encoding format>: Optional Integer constant

Format for encoding data:
encodeBASE64
(Default value) BASE 64 format (complies with the RFC 4648 standard). Encoded text contains only printable characters and CRs (Carriage Returns).
Carriage returns (CR) are removed.
encodeBASE64NoCR BASE 64 format (complies with RFC 4648 standard) without RCs (Carriage Returns). The encoded text contains printable characters only.
This constant is not available.
encodeBASE64URL BASE 64 URL format (complies with the RFC 4648 standard). The encoded text contains printable characters only.
This constant is not available.
encodeBASE85 BASE 85 format. The encoded text contains printable characters only.
Unsupported format.
This constant is not available.
encodePCS ASCII format. The encoded text contains printable characters only.
Unsupported format.
encodeURLFromAnsi URL format. The encoded text only contains characters allowed in a URL. The text to encode is an ANSI string.
This constant is not available.
encodeURLFromUnicode URL format. The encoded text only contains characters allowed in a URL. The text to encode is a Unicode string.
This constant is not available.
encodeURLFromUTF8 URL format. The encoded text only contains characters allowed in a URL. The text to encode is a UTF-8 string.
This constant is not available.
encodeURLParameter This constant is used when it is necessary to pass a given URL (URL A) as a parameter to another URL (URL B). The reserved characters of URL A (//,?...) are encoded.
URL A (to be encoded) must be a valid URL. If it has its own parameters, they must have been encoded with one of the following constants: encodeURLFromAnsi, encodeURLFromUnicode or encodeURLFromUTF8.
This constant is not available.
encodeUUEncode UUEncode format. The encoded text contains printable characters only.
Unsupported format.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd280std.dll