The iconv encode and decode functions can be used to encode/decode strings into/from a specified encoding type. Supported types are UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32.
encode
| Description | Encodes a string in the specified encoding format and returns that as a byte array. |
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| Example | Expression: iconv.encode($msg,"UTF-8") where $msg contains a string "Hello, World". Result: "_snaptype_binary_base64": "/v8ASABlAGwAbABvACwAIABXAG8AcgBsAGQ=" |
decode
| Description | Decodes an encoded byte array and returns a string in the specified encoding type. |
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| Example | Expression: iconv.decode($msg_encoded,"UTF-8") where $msg_encoded contains an encoded string. Result: "Hello, World" |