ProtoString decodeAs() Method

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Example

Decoding encoded text strings with ProtoString.

/*** DECIMAL CONVERSION ***/
'72 101 108 108 111'.decodeAs('decimal'); // returns 'Hello'

/*** HEXADECIMAL CONVERSION ***/
'48 65 6c 6c 6f'.decodeAs('hex'); // returns 'Hello'

/*** BINARY CONVERSION ***/
'1001000 1100101 1101100 1101100 1101111'.decodeAs('binary'); // returns 'Hello'

/*** ENTITY CONVERSION ***/
'&$♥♦♣'.decodeAs('entity'); // returns '&$♥♦♣'

Description

The decodeAs() method is used to decode all the encoded characters in a string from one of the following types.

• Decimal
• Hexadecimal
• Binary
• HTML entity numbers

Syntax

String.decodeAs(type);

Parameters

Parameter	Description
type	A string value which determines the decoding method. Possible values are : decimal, hex, binary, and entity. Defaults to decimal conversion if left undefined.