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Binary.FromText

Decodes data from a text form into binary.

Syntax​

Binary.FromText(
    text as text,
    optional encoding as BinaryEncoding.Type
) as binary

Remarks​

Returns the result of converting text value text to a binary (list of number). encoding may be specified to indicate the encoding used in the text value. The following BinaryEncoding values may be used for encoding.

  • BinaryEncoding.Base64: Base 64 encoding
  • BinaryEncoding.Hex: Hex encoding

Examples​

Example #1​

Decode "1011" into binary.

Binary.FromText("1011")

Result:

Binary.FromText("1011", BinaryEncoding.Base64)

Example #2​

Decode "1011" into binary with Hex encoding.

Binary.FromText("1011", BinaryEncoding.Hex)

Result:

Binary.FromText("EBE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64)

Category​

Binary