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FROM_BASE64
Takes a base-64 encoded string and returns the decoded result as a binary string. The result is NULL if the argument is NULL or an invalid base-64 string.
Syntax
FROM_BASE64 (str)
Arguments
str: a base-64 encoded string
Return Type
Binary string (blob)
Examples
select to_base64('abracadabra'), from_base64(to_base64('abracadabra'));
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| to_base64('abracadabra') | from_base64(to_base64('abracadabra')) |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| YWJyYWNhZGFicmE= | abracadabra |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------+
