Data Encodings

DWScript provides a consistent API for various data encodings through specialized encoder classes. Each class typically provides Encode and Decode methods.

Core Encoders

Class	Description
`UTF8Encoder`	Standard UTF-8 encoding.
`Base64Encoder`	Standard Base64 (RFC 4648).
`Base64URIEncoder`	URL-safe Base64 (replaces +/ with -_).
`HexadecimalEncoder`	Converts bytes to hex strings.
`URLEncodedEncoder`	Standard URL percent-encoding.
`HTMLTextEncoder`	Encodes HTML special characters (entities).
`Base58Encoder`	Bitcoin-style Base58 encoding.

Base64 & Hex Example

var s := 'Hello World';
var b64 := Base64Encoder.Encode(s);
PrintLn('Base64: ' + b64);

var raw := Base64Encoder.Decode(b64);
PrintLn('Decoded: ' + raw);

Result

Base64: SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=
Decoded: Hello World

URL Encoding Example

var url := 'https://example.com/search?q=' 
         + URLEncodedEncoder.Encode('DWScript & Pascal');
PrintLn(url);

Result

https://example.com/search?q=DWScript%20%26%20Pascal

Method Syntax

You can also use method syntax for common encodings. For example: myStr.HTMLEncode or myStr.Base64Encode.

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