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binaryEncode

Converts binary data to a string.

binaryEncode(binaryData, encoding)

returns string

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description	Values
binaryData	binary	Yes		A string containing encoded binary data.
encoding	string	Yes		A string specifying the encoding method to use to represent the data; one of the following: - hex: use characters 0-9 and A-F represent the hexadecimal value of each byte; for example, 3A. - UU: use the UNIX UUencode algorithm to convert the data. - base64: use the Base64 algorithm to convert the data. - base64URL: modification of the main Base64 standard, which uses the encoding result as filename or URL address.	/Users/garethedwards/development/github/cfdocs/docs/functions/binaryencode.md	base64URL

Encode a binary string back to a string using hex

use binaryEncode to Encode with hex

s = binaryDecode('737472696E67','hex');
 binaryEncode(s,'hex');

Expected Result: 737472696E67

Encode a binary using UNIX UUencode (UU) back into string

use binaryEncode to Encode with UNIX UUencode (UU)

s = binaryDecode('&<W1R:6YG','UU');
 binaryEncode(s,'UU');

Expected Result: string

Encode a binary using base64 back into a string

use binaryEncode to Encode with base64

s = binaryDecode('&<W1R:6YG','base64');
 binaryEncode(s,'base64');

Expected Result: string

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