Glib::Base64 Namespace Reference

Functions
std::string	encode (const std::string &source, bool break_lines=false)
	Encode the given string in base64 encoding.
std::string	decode (const std::string &source)
	Decode the given base64 encoded string.

Function Documentation

decode()

std::string Glib::Base64::decode

(

const std::string &

source

)

Decode the given base64 encoded string.

Parameters

source

A string to decode.

Returns

The resulting decode string

encode()

std::string Glib::Base64::encode	(	const std::string &	source,
		bool	break_lines = false
	)

Encode the given string in base64 encoding.

You can pass true as the break_lines parameter to enable line breaking, that is usually used in mail systems. The new line character will appear for every 72 bytes.

Parameters

source	A string to encode.
break_lines	Enables/disables line breaking.

Returns

The string encoded in Base-64.