.TH ENCODING 2.SH NAMEEncoding: enc, dec \- encoding and decoding of byte arrays as text.SH SYNOPSIS.EXinclude "encoding.m";base16 := load Encoding Encoding->BASE16PATH;base32 := load Encoding Encoding->BASE32PATH;base32a := load Encoding Encoding->BASE32APATH;base64 := load Encoding Encoding->BASE64PATH; enc: fn(a: array of byte): string;dec: fn(s: string): array of byte.EE.SH DESCRIPTION.B Encodingpresents a common interface to several ways of encoding binary data (represented in arrays of bytes)as printable text, to be included in essentially textual data (such as XML) orsent through e-mail systems (as in MIME)..PP.B Encreturns a string with a textual encoding of the binary data in.IR a ..PP.B Decreturns an array of bytes containing the binary data encoded in.IR s ..PPFour encodings are provided, including all those defined by RFC3548;load the one required from the given path..TP.B BASE16PATHEncode in base 16, representing each byte as a pair of hexadecimal digits, using upper-case letters (RFC3548)..TP.B BASE32PATHEncode in base 32, encoding 5 bits per character, using upper-case letters, digits `2' to `7', padded with `=', as per RFC3548..TP.B BASE32APATHAlternative encoding in base 32, encoding 5 bits per character, using digits `2' to `7', letters (either case) except `l' and `o', not padded..TP.B BASE64PATHEncode in base 64, encoding 6 bits per character, using upper- and lower-case letters, digits, `+' and `/',padded with `=' (RFC3548)..PPWhen decoding, white space and illegal characters are ignored;base 16 and base 32 decoders are case-insensitive..SH SOURCE.B /appl/lib/encoding.SH SEE ALSO.IR convcs (2)