gzip_decompress_from_base64_string()

Learn how to use the gzip_decompress_from_base64_string() function to decode an input string from base64 and perform a gzip-decompression.

Decodes the input string from base64 and performs gzip decompression.

Syntax

gzip_decompress_from_base64_string(string)

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
stringstring✔️The value that was compressed with gzip and then base64-encoded. The function accepts only one argument.

Returns

  • Returns a UTF-8 string that represents the original string.
  • Returns an empty result if decompression or decoding failed.
    • For example, invalid gzip-compressed and base 64-encoded strings will return an empty output.

Examples

Valid input

print res=gzip_decompress_from_base64_string("H4sIAAAAAAAA/wEUAOv/MTIzNDU2Nzg5MHF3ZXJ0eXVpb3A6m7f2FAAAAA==")
res
“1234567890qwertyuiop”

Invalid input

print res=gzip_decompress_from_base64_string("x0x0x0")
res

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