Base64 encoding is basically a scheme that is used to encode the text into ASCII(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) format.
It can take any form of data and transform it into a long string of plain text.
In JavaScript, there are two built-in functions btoa() and atob() that are used for encoding and decoding a string with Base64.
The function btoa() takes a string as a parameter and encodes it to Base64 format. It is read as Binary to ASCII.
Example:
// Encode string to Base64 format const str = "Hello"; // Encode const encoded = btoa(str); console.log(encoded); // Output: SGVsbG8=
Now, if you want to decode the Base64 encoded string to a normal string, you can use the atob() function.
The atob() function decodes a Base64 string to normal text format. It is read as ASCII to Binary.
Example:
// Decode a Base64 string const encoded = "UHJvZ3JhbW1lcg=="; // Decode const decoded = atob(encoded); console.log(decoded); // Output: Programmer
The Base64 format is in no way related to a secure encryption method. It is just designed to carry data stored in binary format across communication channels.
Thanks for reading.
