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--- syntax:functions:decode [2020/11/25 18:04] – dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:decode [2021/09/17 23:01] – craigt
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-=====HexDecode(encoding, hex_text)=====
+====== Decode(method, text) ======
+Category:  Web function
-Converts the provided hex string into a text value. The text is assumed to have the specified encoding.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function decodes a text string using one of the available methods below.
-^  Encoding  ^  Notes  ^
+\\
-|base64    | |
+=====Arguments=====
-|base64url | Base64 in URL encoding |
+^Argument^Type^Description^
-|utf-8     | |
+|method  | Text |The decoding method to use on //text//.  See the table below.  |
-|utf-16    | |
+|text  |Text |The text string to be decoded.  |
+**Return value type:** Text.
+\\
+^Method  ^Notes  ^
+|'uriComponentEscape' |Unescapes a URI, and then converts any plus characters ("+") into spaces. |
+|'Base64' |
+|'Base64url' | Base64 in URL encoding |
-**Example**
+\\
-^ Expression ^  Result  ^
+=====Examples=====
-| hexdecode('base64url', '56616c68616c6c61')    |VmFsaGFsbGE= |
+  decode("uriComponentEscape", "one%2Bone")  //Returns 'one+one'
-| hexdecode('utf-8', '56616c68616c6c61')        |Valhalla |
-Both arguments are case-insensitive.
+\\
+=====See also=====
+  * [[syntax:functions:encode|Encode(method, text)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:hexdecode|HexDecode(encoding, hex_text)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:uridecode|URIDecode(encoding, value)]]
-**See also**
-  * [[syntax:functions:hexencode]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:encode]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:uridecode]]