encode

[byte] encode base64 |> text
[byte] encode base64Url |> text
[byte] encode hex |> text
[byte] encode utf8 |> text
[byte] encode text |> text

Encodes binary data to a text format using keywords like base64, base64Url, hex, or utf8/text.

The encoding type is specified using a keyword after encode.

Encoding Types

Keyword	Input	Output	Description
base64	[byte]	text	Standard Base64 encoding
base64Url	[byte]	text	URL-safe Base64 (no padding)
hex	[byte]	text	Lowercase hexadecimal
utf8	[byte]	text	Interpret bytes as UTF-8 text
text	[byte]	text	Alias for utf8

Examples

Encode bytes to Base64

import { encode } from 'text'

from [72, 101, 108, 108, 111] encode base64

// Returns: 'SGVsbG8='

Encode bytes to hex

import { encode } from 'text'

from [72, 101, 108, 108, 111] encode hex

// Returns: '48656c6c6f'

Encode bytes as UTF-8 text

import { encode } from 'text'

from [72, 101, 108, 108, 111] encode utf8

// Returns: 'Hello'

Encode bytes using the text alias

import { encode } from 'text'

from [72, 101, 108, 108, 111] encode text

// Returns: 'Hello'

See Also

• decode for decoding text to bytes