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instance method

Base64#decode64

decode64(str)

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.2.0/lib/base64.rb, line 58
def decode64(str)
  str.unpack1("m")
end

Returns the Base64-decoded version of str. This method complies with RFC 2045. Characters outside the base alphabet are ignored.

Example

require 'base64'
str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBsaW5lIG9uZQpUaGlzIG' +
      'lzIGxpbmUgdHdvClRoaXMgaXMgbGlu' +
      'ZSB0aHJlZQpBbmQgc28gb24uLi4K'
puts Base64.decode64(str)

Generates:

Example

This is line one
This is line two
This is line three
And so on...

See also #encode64 #strict_decode64 also in 3.3 · 3.1 · 3.0

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