Base64 in Go: encoding/base64 Package Explained
Use Go's encoding/base64 package to encode and decode data. Covers StdEncoding, URLEncoding, RawEncoding, and streaming via NewEncoder/NewDecoder.
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Base64 in Go: encoding/base64 Package Explained Go's package is part of the standard library and covers standard Base64, URL-safe Base64, and raw (no-padding) variants. It also provides streaming encoders and decoders. This guide covers the full API with the patterns you'll actually use. |---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | None | | | | None | variants omit the padding. Use for JWTs and other URL-safe tokens where padding is stripped. You can also create a custom encoding with , but the four built-ins cover essentially all real-world use cases. --- Basic encode and decode returns a . takes a and returns . Always check the error from . Encoding to a byte slice If you need the encoded bytes rather than a string, use 's underlying method: Note the from : returns the maximum possible decoded…
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